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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. She was the bestselling author of the Earthsea books and the Hainish books, including The Left Hand of Darkness, which was awarded both the Nebula and the Hugo Awards. With the awarding of the 1975 Hugo and Nebula Awards to The Dispossessed, she became the first author to win both awards twice for novels. She passed away in 2018.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness

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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness

National Science Fiction Day

National Science Fiction Day takes place on January 2nd each year. Corresponding with the birth date of famed sci-fi author Isaac Asimov, it’s a day to celebrate great science fiction of the past and present.   In honor of this unofficial holiday, we put together an infographic that takes a look at moments when science

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