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more about #ursulaleguin Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I guess this list leans more towards fantasy-looking cities as opposed to science fiction-looking ones? more » BadUncle: China Miéville's pick seems totally unsurprising. New Crobozon is Dickensian London viewed through 5 hits of bad windowpane. more » Pope John Peeps II: Haha. Leguin is fun to speak to on the phone. She's super energetic and sweet and clearly has spoken to way too many interviewers in her time because ... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: I can get down with Marrakesh. more » Plague: I find the list rather dull. I can see the reasoning behind all of their choices- but it just seems rather "old school" in the way they came to their ... more » Rasselas: I have been to only three of the five. I'd say that Hand overstates the alien qualities of Reyjavik; once you've been there a few hours, it starts to ... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: Ursula Le Guin is the reason I love Sci Fi. more » Grey_Area: Nice. "It's not really hand-waving, but lookit what I'm doing with my hands!" Le Guin is one of the greats. The Hainish Cycle stories always seemed ve... more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: They also have a great interview with Max Brooks. [www.viceland.com] And I'm sure they also have unattractive hipsters starved for attention and getti... more » Mount_Prion: I'm amazed that both Vice and Ursula are still alive. more » -
#futurecities
The Most Fantastical Cities On Earth, As Chosen By Ursula K. Le Guin And Michael Moorcock
Their books take you to strange cities from other planets, alternate histories and mythical realms. But what real-life cities inspire Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Moorcock, Nalo Hopkinson and China Miéville? The SharedWorlds project found out, with fascinating results. More » -
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Ursula K. Le Guin's Secrets Of Creation
Ursula Le Guin did an interview with Vice Magazine (of all places) and explained exactly how you can make a mysterious technology, and a universe of 80 wildly different inhabited worlds, feel totally real. More »
