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Joan McEwan, a young woman with a gift for magic, navigates the complexities of adolescence and the supernatural while uncovering secrets about her family's history. more

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Jo Walton
Jo Walton

Jo Walton, born on December 1, 1964, is a British writer known for her works in science fiction and fantasy. Her writing often explores themes of humanity, society, and politics, and is celebrated for its unique perspective and profound insights. more

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“I had said that Le Guin's worlds were real because her people were so real, and he said yes, but the people were so real because they were the people the worlds would have produced. If you put Ged to grow up on Anarres or Shevek in Earthsea, they would be the same people, the backgrounds made the people, which of course you see all the time in mainstream fiction, but it's rare in SF.”

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“I guess each of us, at some time, finds one person with whom we are compelled towards absolute honesty, one person whose good opinion of us becomes a substitute for the broader opinion of the world. And that opinion becomes more important than all our sneaky, sleazy schemes of greed, lust, self-aggrandizement, whatever we are up to while lying the world into believing we are just plain nice folks.”

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