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posted by martyb on Thursday January 25 2018, @06:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the RIP dept.

The New York Times reports that Renowned fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin has died at age 88. From the article:

Ursula K. Le Guin, the immensely popular author who brought literary depth and a tough-minded feminist sensibility to science fiction and fantasy with books like "The Left Hand of Darkness" and the Earthsea series, died on Monday at her home in Portland, Ore. She was 88.

Her son, Theo Downes-Le Guin, confirmed the death. He did not specify a cause but said she had been in poor health for several months.

I'm not a fantasy fan (except for Prachett and Tolkien), but she will be missed none the less. I'm sure quite a few Soylents are fans of hers. Any author's loss is a loss to us all.


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Thursday January 25 2018, @11:02AM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday January 25 2018, @11:02AM (#627631) Journal

    Be depressed, then. The two overlap, many times. I don't know why that should be depressing, but it's your life.

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday January 25 2018, @04:58PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday January 25 2018, @04:58PM (#627751) Journal

    The only difference between sci-fi and fantasy is swords.

    • (Score: 2) by choose another one on Thursday January 25 2018, @08:56PM (1 child)

      by choose another one (515) Subscriber Badge on Thursday January 25 2018, @08:56PM (#627855)

      > The only difference between sci-fi and fantasy is swords.

      Arguing this shows insufficient training in Use of Weapons...

      • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday January 26 2018, @05:16AM

        by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday January 26 2018, @05:16AM (#628111) Journal

        Any sufficiently advanced swordplay is indistinguishable from science?