The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1971
Dystopian · ranked #62 in category
“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr has a gift – he is an effective dreamer: his dreams become reality when he wakes up. He is aware
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- Dystopian
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- Ursula K. Le Guin
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- Recommended
About Dystopian
Dystopian fiction imagines what happens when power goes wrong — when the state, ideology or technology crushes individual freedom. These novels are warnings, and they tend to feel more urgent with every passing year.
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