Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Ursula Le Guin

"She was a better writer than any of us, past or present – we have lost our benchmark of excellence."

 Christopher Priest has said all that needs to be said. I had never met her, nor read enough of her, but I regard The Lathe of Heaven as one of the greatest SF novels of the last fifty years.

Read the rest of Christopher Priest's remarks here:

 https://christopher-priest.co.uk/ursula
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4 comments:

  1. Dave24 January 2018 at 17:09

    Great tribute from Priest. My personal favourite is Left Hand of Darkness.

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  2. Ulla-Maija Borg2 February 2018 at 03:10

    "Left Hand of Darkness" did indeed leave a mark. Re-reading it every now and then.

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    1. Unknown4 May 2018 at 10:13

      Same here, I listen to my LHoD audiobook pretty regularly, at least once a year.

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  3. Charis4 April 2018 at 07:45

    Just started my first Ursula Le Guin, sad to discover her so late.

    Also, Alastair, have you seen this recent BBC news article:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43642786

    Who will be the first eighty?!

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