Renowned fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin has died, aged 88, her son has confirmed.

Hailed as a superbly imaginative creator and major stylist by Harold Bloom, Le Guin was perhaps best known for her novels, including The Left Hand of Darkness, but she also wrote a dozen books of poetry, as well as a guide to writing and stories for children. Her work started to be published in the early 1960s with the first Earthsea story appearing in 1964, and the Hainish SF series beginning two years later.

She was a multiple award winner, gaining both Hugo and Nebula Awards for The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, as well as the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation in 2014. Last year she won another Hugo for Best Related Work for a collection of essays entitled Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000–2016.

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