In the fourth, The Left Hand of Darkness, it seems that the planets of the former League of All Worlds have reunited as the Ekumen, which was founded by the Hainish people.
În al patrulea, Mâna stângă a întunericului, se pare că planetele fostei Ligi a Lumilor s-au reunit sub forma Ecumenului, fondat de poporul hainish.