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The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin – A Review for #VintageSciFiMonth

By John Folk-Williams

The Dispossessed

For me, Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed is a treasure — along with The Left Hand of Darkness and The Lathe of Heaven, I think, her finest work in science fiction. It brings together so many of her themes in a complex story that is beautifully written and deeply engaging. Themes like coming home, […]

Filed Under: Vintage Science Fiction Tagged With: anarchism, capitalism, exile, exploitation, language, poverty, rebellion, science, society, Ursula K. Le Guin, utopia, wealth

And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed – A Review

By John Folk-Williams

And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed

Premee Mohamed’s And What Can We Offer You Tonight is a tightly written novella about a story of rebellion from oppression focused on the inner struggle from the invisible chains of psychic servitude. And What Can We Offer You Tonight, narrated by Jewel, a courtesan at the high-end House of Bicchieri, begins with one of […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Secondary World Fantasy, Taking on My SFF TBR Tagged With: city, liberation, oppression, poverty, rebellion, revenge

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Something is struggling to be born in this damaged and inspiring world, and I believe science fiction and its speculative cousins are helping us figure out what it is. It’s pushing the imaginations of fiction writers to bend and twist familiar forms to try to capture the forces that are hurling us into a barely conceivable future. This blog is my small way of exploring the half-perceived … Read More about About

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