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A review by kareds
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Le Guin
3.0
This critique is hard to write because while I thoroughly enjoyed Rocannon’s World, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it unless you were already a fan of UKLG.
This is the closest her novels come to a “traditional” fantasy or SF story. Elves, dwarves, a warrior Prince, a hidden rebel base; these are familiar tropes to science fiction and fantasy as a whole but something of a rarity when considered against UKLG other work. While the way UKLG combines these elements is unique, I don’t think that this story is very representative of her later work. I can imagine somebody new to her work being put off by how light (comparatively) the story is.
That being said, I, a fan of UKLG, thought this was a good read. It’s got a fun story and fun setting, and it’s cool to see where the Hainish novels started and compare that to where they went.
This is the closest her novels come to a “traditional” fantasy or SF story. Elves, dwarves, a warrior Prince, a hidden rebel base; these are familiar tropes to science fiction and fantasy as a whole but something of a rarity when considered against UKLG other work. While the way UKLG combines these elements is unique, I don’t think that this story is very representative of her later work. I can imagine somebody new to her work being put off by how light (comparatively) the story is.
That being said, I, a fan of UKLG, thought this was a good read. It’s got a fun story and fun setting, and it’s cool to see where the Hainish novels started and compare that to where they went.