Like Ursula K. Le Guin, A.S. Byatt achieves plot tension via sharply contrasting, paired elements, like the everyday and the fantastic; or the beautiful and the cruel. -- Kim Burton...

Like Ursula Le Guin, Nancy Kress writes elegant but cool prose, distancing herself from her characters and story but also focusing on larger issues. -- Krista Biggs

Peter Hoeg and Ursula Le Guin offer stringent political and social commentary in carefully crafted, subtle prose that uses magical realism, fantasy, science fiction, and varied settings...

Like Ursula Le Guin, Sharon Shinn sets her fantasy and science fiction stories in societies where the underlying reality differs greatly from outward appearances. While Shinn's writing...

Both Catherine Fisher and Ursula Le Guin write intricately plotted, suspenseful fantasy fiction for teens. Both writers' stories incorporate world-building, an often bleak tone, and...

Though Hal Clement writes hard science fiction and the work of Ursula K. Le Guin is more character-driven, both build engaging, wholly original science fiction worlds with rich culture...

Both authors include political and social commentary in their works and often disguise that commentary within mythic lands and otherworldly protagonists. They frequently use the stranger-in-a-strange-land...

Ayize Jama-Everett and Ursula Le Guin are science fiction writers who weave issues relating to spirituality and race throughout their vivid fantastical landscapes. Jama-Everett's novels...

While more prolific than her science fiction predecessor, Ursula K. Le Guin shares with Mary Shelley a talent for crafting thought-provoking, atmospheric novels that are entrenched...

These authors have written fantasy and social science fiction classics. Their character-driven, thought-provoking stories share an atmospheric and lyrical writing style. Ray Bradbury's...

Fans of Ursula K. Le Guin may find a lesser-known kindred spirit in Australian writer Alexis Wright. These lyrical, thought-provoking writers cross any division between literary fiction...

Michael Cunningham may appeal to Ursula Le Guin's readers who especially appreciate her depictions of modern society and social concerns. Cunningham occasionally employs science fiction...