01-24-2018, 09:40 AM
Ursula K Le Guin (October 21, 1929-January 22, 2018): American writer, mainly of science fiction and fantasy.
Ursula K. Le Guin, the spiritual mother of generations of writers; John Scalzi pays tribute
Ursula K. Le Guin, the spiritual mother of generations of writers; John Scalzi pays tribute
Quote:On and on and on goes this immediate and real-time outpouring of grief and remembrance of a woman who gave us Earthsea, "The Left Hand of Darkness" and the short story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas," which is as much a parable for our time as anything that anyone has written, or likely will.
She was a supporting column of the genre, on equal footing and bearing equal weight to Verne or Wells or Heinlein or Bradbury. Losing her is like losing one of the great sequoias. As the unceasing flow of testimonials gives witness, nearly every lover and creator of science fiction and fantasy can give you a story of how Le Guin, through her words or presence, has illuminated their lives.