2011 Reading #46: The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
41. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien.
42. Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin.
43. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
44. Noise by Darin Bradley.
45. The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos.
46. The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin. In some ways the later Earthsea books contradict that Michael Swanwick dictum that the flavor of fantasy is regret; Le Guin's willingness to allow her world to shift and change, even down to the rules of life and death, is something I can't even think of a parallel to right now. This book is a bit crowded, a bit leisurely, but it is very satisfying, and is exemplary of the sort of grounded high fantasy that I admire very much. There is a definite advantage to a writer who is willing (and has the opportunity) to revisit a world over the course of nearly forty years, to change as the writer changes, as their perspective changes and their ideas develop.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
41. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien.
42. Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin.
43. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
44. Noise by Darin Bradley.
45. The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos.
46. The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin. In some ways the later Earthsea books contradict that Michael Swanwick dictum that the flavor of fantasy is regret; Le Guin's willingness to allow her world to shift and change, even down to the rules of life and death, is something I can't even think of a parallel to right now. This book is a bit crowded, a bit leisurely, but it is very satisfying, and is exemplary of the sort of grounded high fantasy that I admire very much. There is a definite advantage to a writer who is willing (and has the opportunity) to revisit a world over the course of nearly forty years, to change as the writer changes, as their perspective changes and their ideas develop.