"Have you never thought how danger must surround power as shadow does light?"
About Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction and fantasy, including The Lathe of Heaven (1971) and the Earthsea series. Her writing explored anthropology, sociology, and politics through imaginative worldbuilding and feminist and anarchist themes.
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