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Pretty big sci-fi reader and have never read her (to my shame), can you recommend where to start?

• muricula 9y ago
  Her most well known sci-fi novels are probably the Left Hand of Darkness, Winter, and The Dispossessed. They are well summarized in the obituary. If you prefer fantasy, she wrote The Wizards of Earthsea series as well. Le Guinn explores social and political questions overlooked by those who came before, and has had a profound impact on those who came after. The recent Hugo winner Ancillary Justice was heavily inspired by Winter, for instance.
  • nkoren 9y ago
    Winter? That's not a novel of hers... do you mean the short story Winter's King? Anyhow, the Left Hand of Darkness and the Dispossessed are great books. I actually didn't get into the Wizard of Earthsea for some reason, but this was probably a problem with my teenage brain; I need to go back and give it another chance. I'm also very partial to her short stories, with The Birthday of the World containing several of my favourites.
    • muricula 9y ago
      I was thinking of the Lathe of Heaven, sorry!
  • BenjiWiebe 9y ago
    The wizard of EarthSea... That's why her name sounded so familiar!
• jacquesm 9y ago
  I'd recommend The Lathe of Heaven. Short and extremely powerful.