News Ursula K. Le Guin has died at 88

[The Nth Doctor]

I'm very sad to report that Ursula K. Le Guin has died at the age of 88.

I grew up loving her Earthsea series, and while she provided wonderful closure to the series with The Other Wind, I always held out for hope for one last story. Alas, it wouldn't be. I'm also sad she didn't get to live long enough to see that series properly adapted (both she and I hated Sci-Fi Channel's attempt).

Aside from Earthsea and the extraordinary novel, The Left Hand of Darkness, I have a long list of her works to read. I better get to it!

 

[Snaploud]

RIP

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Damn. I love The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. She was a giant of the genre, and will be missed dearly.

 

[Velocity]

Sigh, it seems like several of my favorite authors have died lately. I will miss her worlds.

 

[Gov Kodos]

She has done with doing. She goes home.

Too soon.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Sigh, it seems like several of my favorite authors have died lately. I will miss her worlds.

Damn, who else?

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

The Lathe of Heaven is one of my favourites along with the Earthsea series. RIP one of the most influential SF and fantasy authors from my youth. I really need to start rereading her works.

 

[think]

the lathe was heavy and in deed she is missed...

I didn't see this thread ... when I posted at 9pm yesterday my bad.. --- I did search thought - her name in the entire forum and came up nothing ;( but ahhh well It is the redundancy that is annoying for me..If I cause it or if not.. just annoys .. Sorry. and my condolences for all ..=-=

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I read the original Earthsea trilogy many times.

Nice easy reads with maps. I always loved it when there were maps.

R.I.P.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Nice easy reads with maps. I always loved it when there were maps.

I always loved constantly referencing the archipelago map while reading them, tracking the course of Ged's adventures.

 

[JD]

I've never read any of her stuff yet, but I very aware of her importance to SFF, and her death is a big loss for the genres.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I've never read any of her stuff yet, but I very aware of her importance to SFF, and her death is a big loss for the genres.

A Wizard of Earthsea and The Left Hand of Darkness should be high on your "To read" list.

 

[gblews]

Read Left Hand of Darkness and Lathe of Heaven several years ago. Loved both. So sorry that she has moved on. RIP.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
Ursula K. Le Guin


Peace to her family.

 

[Ridcully]

Along with Tolkien, Le Guin was one of the first fantasy books I read...loved the Earthsea triology...

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Better than Harry Potter - there I said it.

 

[Gov Kodos]

Better than Harry Potter - there I said it.

Not terribly hard, really.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Indeed not and I completely agree. The school of wizards might be shared but Le Guin wrote with more subtly and nuance. Plus, I was always enamored by the Naming, a quality Harry Potter and most other fantasy stories lack.

 

[Velocity]

Damn, who else?

Not all were science fiction authors: Brian Aldiss, Sue Grafton, and Jim and Joyce Lavene, a husband and wife who wrote together and died last year within about 7 months of each other.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Not all were science fiction authors: Brian Aldiss, Sue Grafton, and Jim and Joyce Lavene, a husband and wife who wrote together and died last year within about 7 months of each other.

I haven't read any of them, but my mom is a big fan of Sue Grafton, so I certainly felt that loss at least. At least we'll always have their works.