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Saw a post here that mentioned Michael Moorcock as an anarchist π
My man moorcock is unapologetic.
I recommend The Land Leviathan (Black Attila conquers racist America) and The Champion of Garathorm (Hero becomes a woman to fulfill destiny and save the day) not because they are good but because they broach taboo topics decades ahead of the curve.
You might like some Ursala Le Guin.
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Whatβs a good place to start? I only really know her for invoking the divine right of kings like a boss π
I really like The Dispossessed.
I must say this recommendation is delightfully on theme, nicely done π
Absolutely, and on topic for this post.
However, I found it a hard, dark read (as is the topic of the book), and she wrote a lot of high quality but easier to read stuff in both sci-fi and fantasy. But it's so long I read her I don't even remember the titles except for the Earthsea trilogy.
BTW, IT people might recognize the term Ansible which she invented.
https://www.ursulakleguin.com/novels-and-collections
We read through the earthsea series here and really enjoyed it.
This caught my attention
Iβm a total sucker for beautiful prose, especially Gormenghast.
Do you have any memorable lines that stuck with you?
I have to admit that my read-through was out loud to my children, so I cannot directly recall any particularly potent verses.
Also, outside of some specific memetastic prose in The Wheel of Time and The Stormlight Archive, I am not one for recalling specific wording. I think it's because of the amount of media I consume. Brain rot by quantity.