Looking back, it’s been almost 20 years since I first had an Ursula K. Le Guin book in my hands – a set of six books in fact: The Word for World is Forest, Rocannon’s World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions, The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of Darkness. It was my first taste of science fiction. And I liked it. Very, very much. Some years later I ran into the Earthsea novels and again a whole new world opened before my eyes. I was fascinated. And totally hooked. Science fiction and fantasy novels have been my favorite reads ever since.
Last month I read another of her novels. No, not the latest one. An old one, actually, from the SF Masterworks series – The Lathe of Heaven. A jewel. Takes the concept of dreams and the power they can have on our world and examines it from every angle. What happens when the dreams we have come face to face with reality? Will they just collapse or maybe change the world? Will the change be for the better or for the worse? Will it last? Does joining forces with others help us make it last and not lose the very essence of our being in the process… Very powerful.
I’m looking forward both to her latest book (Lavinia) and to other titles from the SF Masterworks series 
P.S. There are also two movies (1980 & 2002) based on the book, but I haven’t seen either of them.
RT Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.
Isaac Asimov
Pick up the short story nightfall too.
i finished #reading the TALES FROM EARTHSEA by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Science fiction is a genre that explores science based material. Anything that deals with science from chemistry to robotics to biology… anything with science.
To be honest.. science fiction isn't all that important its just popular. Science Fiction just present intriguing ideas to the public and makes them wonder whether the idea portrayed can be pulled off with science.
Fantasy is exactly what it is, fantasy. Anything unbelievable. Science Fiction is a genre that introduce scientific advances
(whether plausible or far fetched). Science Fiction, to a sense, is more realistic than fantasy and at times is presented with a more serious tone.
I hope this helps you out.