Fantasy author Ursula K LeGuin dead at 88

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Fantasy author Ursula K LeGuin dead at 88

Postby jbobsully11 » Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:05 am

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Apparently she had been in poor health for a while. The article says she died yesterday.
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Re: Fantasy author Ursula K LeGuin dead at 88

Postby cmsellers » Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:48 am

Ursula LeGuin is both the reason I got into fantasy when I was eleven with her Earthsea series and science fiction when I was sixteen with her Ekumen series. Her death also heralds the end of an era. She was the last of the really big names in classic science fiction who was still alive.

I wish she had some memorable quote about death in her books, but I can't think of one. So I guess I'll say instead that eighty-eight isn't a bad age to go, but it looks like 2018 is starting off strong for celebrity deaths.
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Re: Fantasy author Ursula K LeGuin dead at 88

Postby sunglasses » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:58 pm

Jack Ketchum died too.

ALL THE AUTHORS ARE DYING! PROTECT NEIL GAIMAN AT ALL COSTS!

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