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... Doris Lessing - I was disappointed in this book expecting so much more from a writer of Lessing's magnitude
234a - Rocannon's World by Ursula LeGuin - I really enjoyed this book, but do not look for a lot of depth of character in it; still, I would recommend it just for the story
... >198: I have a soft spot for Rocannon's World. It was one of the first SF books I read when I was just getting into the genre as a kid. I still have the Ace Double edition (paired with Davidson's The Kar-Chee Reign) and pull it out once in a while. No, not her best, but a sentimental ... ... read some oldies, so I started Foundation by Asimov yesterday. I'll read that series and hopefully pick up a copy of Rocannon's World by Le Guin this month too! I've just received Rocannon's World from BM so looking forward to reading it. The Word for World is Forest is going on my wishlist as well. One of goals this year is to read all of Le Guin's Hainish Cycle. Next: Rocannon's World! ... literature section of my library. It seems very adult to me.
For science fiction, I'm working on Ursula K. LeGuin's Hainish Cycle and will soon begin Orson Scott Card's Ender series.
Oh my, I'm reading a lot of series. I hadn't even really noticed that before... ... fantasticfiction.com and according to that site, the book to begin with is Planet of Exile. According to LT, begin with Rocannon's World and Wikipedia claims The Dispossessed is the best book.
I think I'm going to pop over to the Science Fiction Fans group and ask them. Someone ought to ... ... K. LeGuin's science fiction books are explorations of social sciences: The Dispossessed, The Left Hand of Darkness, Rocannon's World, and so on.
A fair number of Heinlein's books deal with sciences other than physics, although they tend to be fairly political - Assignment in Etern ... ... and then The Dispossessed...they're very good. Some people love The Lathe of Heaven; I merely enjoyed it. I enjoyed Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile. However, I read them 35 years ago, so my opinion isn't that current.
Obviously, she has a lot more, but those are some you might ... ... reception by others.
If you feel inclined to venture further into her work, assuming you haven't already, may I suggest Rocannon's World if you like the tone of Earthsea, and the Left Hand of Darkness if you like the political/ideological landscape of them?
Somewhere upthread someone ... EarthSea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Planet of Vodoo by Andre Norton
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin
Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
beatles1964 ... K. Massie
The Years of Rice and Salt (ARC) by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. LeGuin
Mossflower by Brian Jacques
Caesar by Colleen McCullough
Year Before Last by Kay Boyle
My Next Bride by Ka ... I read Rocannon's World about 25 or 30 years ago, but the others are new to me. She mixes technological SF with fantasy elements so well. It's a moot point whether the Hainish stories are really a series. There seems to be very little connection between them except that they are vaguely set in ... I finished Rocannon's World, I thought it was absolutely beautiful, chilling, fabulous. I'm ready to jump right in to Planet of Exile. ... books in the future.
My March ER book still hasn't arrived, so I think today I'm going to start Ursula K. Le Guin's Rocannon's World. ... Gibson
Worlds of Exile and Illusion by Ursula K. LeGuin (and this one is actually three novels printed together: Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, and City of Illusions.)
Weeeeeeeee :D Started the year with
1. Rocannon's World by Ursula Le Guin - a science fiction novel that felt much more like high fantasy. I liked it.
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