![]() ![]() Dicks was the script editor for the Jon Pertwee era and wrote a few classic stories of the Tom Baker era including Robot, The Brain of Morbius, The Horror of Fang Rock, and State of Decay. ![]() Speaking of: Doctor Who fandom has been processing the death of Terrance Dicks last week. Sarah told me I would dig this made-for-TV movie because, “It’s like old Doctor Who.” Yeah, the PBS translation is also great, and apparently Le Guin approved of it as well. ![]() ![]() Chuang TzuĪ 1980 PBS production has a cult following. Those who cannot do it will be destroyed on the lathe of heaven. To let understanding stop at what cannot be understood is a high attainment. She loved it as well, so I finally came to my senses and read it for myself. My wife Sarah Deming was on a Le Guin kick recently, and read The Lathe of Heaven after I told her Mark was a big fan. Mark Turner loves the book so much he named an album for it. Sometimes I worry that old-school SF novels will bore me with endless world-building, but The Lathe of Heaven is earthy and direct, packing a wallop more like a great SF short story. Le Guin’s 1971 science fiction novel The Lathe of Heaven, a future Portland, Oregon is redrawn according to the dreams of a gentle man who doesn’t want to hurt anybody. ![]()
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