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The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin
What if when you dreamt, your dream would change the world?Entire history, races of people and wars would come and go. The betterment of society may be the detriment of society. Le Guin's mind blowing novel is probably not her best but virtually all of her work is on a high level. LeGuin, not only famous for ski-fi but for children books of quality. She has had a deep understanding of Eastern mysticism also and, in fact has published her own translation and interpretation of the Tao Te Ching. I won't look them up now but she has written many award winning books such as the ski-fi classics The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness. I heartily recommend the latter although many prefer the former. I remember that I read The Left Hand of Darkness when I 1st started to explore science fiction. I chose it along with the other two sic-fi novels, Ringworld by Larry Niven and Dune by Frank Herbert after purchasing a book that listed books of the genre that were best to start with and at the time of that guides publication I wanted to read those three because they were three of the newer books listed in that guide which was published in the 70s. It was a great list and those three novels were, at the time, the only three that had won both the Hugo and Nebula as best novel of the year. For those who don't know, the Hugo award is chosen by readers and the Nebula selected by other sic-fi authors. How could I lose? I couldn't! All should be read even if you aren't a fan of the genre. Dune was more difficult but the reward was more than worth it, Niven's Ringworld was a favorite of mine for years because it was an easy read plus fast moving and exciting. Yet LeGuin's Left Hand of Darkness was both a complex work and a story so fascinating that I felt like I had entered a world of enchantment. Speaking of Dune, please don't just read that series because Frank Herbert was a truly unique voice and had many other excellent books such as Hellstrom's Hive, The Dosadi Experiment and The Santaroga barrier. To sum up, LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven is recommended to any sic-fi fan and although not her best it would put many other author best books to shame.