RIP Ursula K LeGuin

CrimsonFox · 01-25-2018, 11:21 AM

One of my favorite (of many) Fantasy authors.

Beloved Fantasy Author Ursula Le Guin Dead At 88 | HuffPost

THe Wizard of Earthsea trilogy was simply amazing.

And photos of her made me think she was a legit fantasy witch.

Thomkal · 01-25-2018, 01:17 PM

Maybe I should give Wizard of Earthsea another try-don't remember now why I never made it through the first book. She was one of the very best female fantasy writers out there along with the dearly missed Anne McCaffrey. RIP Ursula.

CrimsonFox · 01-25-2018, 01:37 PM

I like her stuff more than say Mercedes Lackey

Thomkal · 01-25-2018, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

I like her stuff more than say Mercedes Lackey

Those are fighting words!

Love Lackey's Valdermar books.

cuervo72 · 01-25-2018, 02:35 PM

And Lackey was an avid CoH player!

Chief Rum · 01-25-2018, 05:56 PM

RIP.

Earthsea was one of the very first fantasy series I read, even before LOTR.

QuikSand · 01-26-2018, 09:08 AM

Really interesting and sometimes provocative thinker... well beyond a novel here and a fantasy story there. Big Deal person.

Abe Sargent · 01-29-2018, 03:42 PM

I liked, a lot, The Left Hand of Darkness and consider it one of the top 20 Sci Fi books of all time. Maybe Top 10 I'd have ot think.

RainMaker · 01-29-2018, 03:48 PM

I have an original copy of The Dispossessed somewhere on my bookshelf.

Abe Sargent · 01-29-2018, 04:02 PM

I can't think of 10 better that I have encountered, so yes, Left Hand is, to my mind, one of the ten best SF novels of all time.

01-25-2018, 01:17 PM	#2
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Maybe I should give Wizard of Earthsea another try-don't remember now why I never made it through the first book. She was one of the very best female fantasy writers out there along with the dearly missed Anne McCaffrey. RIP Ursula. __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

01-25-2018, 02:35 PM	#5
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	And Lackey was an avid CoH player! __________________ null

01-25-2018, 05:56 PM	#6
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	RIP. Earthsea was one of the very first fantasy series I read, even before LOTR. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

01-29-2018, 03:42 PM	#8
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	I liked, a lot, The Left Hand of Darkness and consider it one of the top 20 Sci Fi books of all time. Maybe Top 10 I'd have ot think. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

01-29-2018, 04:02 PM	#10
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	I can't think of 10 better that I have encountered, so yes, Left Hand is, to my mind, one of the ten best SF novels of all time. __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

01-25-2018, 01:37 PM	#3
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	I like her stuff more than say Mercedes Lackey

01-26-2018, 09:08 AM	#7
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Really interesting and sometimes provocative thinker... well beyond a novel here and a fantasy story there. Big Deal person.

01-29-2018, 03:48 PM	#9
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I have an original copy of The Dispossessed somewhere on my bookshelf.

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