The Books of Earthsea

Fantasy fiction collection by Ursula K. Le Guin

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813/.54LC ClassPS3562.E42 B66 2018

The Books of Earthsea is a collection of fantasy fiction and commentary by American author Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Saga Press in 2018 on the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first book of the series, A Wizard of Earthsea. It includes a new introduction, the five Earthsea novels along with afterwords written in 2012, and short stories set in the Earthsea world.^[1] It is illustrated by Charles Vess.^[2]

Introduction
A Wizard of Earthsea
The Tombs of Atuan
The Farthest Shore
Tehanu
Tales from Earthsea, a collection of short stories"
The Other Wind
"A Description of Earthsea", containing details on the geography, history and cultures of Earthsea
"The Word of Unbinding"
"The Rule of Names"
The Daughter of Odren, appearing in print for the first time
Firelight
"Earthsea Revisioned", a lecture originally given by Le Guin as "Children, Women, Men and Dragons" at Oxford University on August 7, 1992

Sources

^ "Ursula K. Le Guin — The Books of Earthsea". Ursula K. Le Guin official website. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
^ Juris |, Carolyn. "This Week's Bestsellers: November 12, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

Works by Ursula K. Le Guin

Bibliography

Earthsea

Novels	A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) The Tombs of Atuan (1971) The Farthest Shore (1972) Tehanu (1990) The Other Wind (2001)
Short stories	"The Word of Unbinding" (1964) "The Rule of Names" (1964) "Dragonfly" (1997) "Darkrose and Diamond" (1999) "The Daughter of Odren" (2014) "Firelight" (2018)
Collections	Tales from Earthsea (2001) The Books of Earthsea (2018)
Adaptations	Earthsea (miniseries) (2004) Tales from Earthsea (film) (2006)
Related	Universe Characters Ged Earthsea Revisioned (1993)

Hainish
Cycle

Novels	Rocannon's World (1966) Planet of Exile (1966) City of Illusions (1967) The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) The Dispossessed (1974) The Word for World Is Forest (1976) Four Ways to Forgiveness (1995) The Telling (2000)
Short stories	"The Dowry of Angyar" (1964) "Winter's King" (1969) "Vaster than Empires and More Slow" (1971) "The Day Before the Revolution" (1974) The Shobies' Story (1990) "The Matter of Seggri" (1994) "A Man of the People" "Coming of Age in Karhide" (1995) "Mountain Ways" (1996) "Old Music and the Slave Women" (1999)
Related	Ansible

Annals of the Western Shore

Novels	Gifts (2004) Voices (2006) Powers (2007)

Other
fiction

Novels	The Lathe of Heaven (1971) Very Far Away from Anywhere Else (1976) The Eye of the Heron (1978) Malafrena (1979) The Beginning Place (1980) Always Coming Home (1985) Lavinia (2008)
Short stories	"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" (1973) "The Diary of the Rose" (1976) "The Wife's Story" (1982) "Paradises Lost" (2002)
Collections	The Wind's Twelve Quarters (1975) Orsinian Tales (1976) The Compass Rose (1982) Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (1987) A Fisherman of the Inland Sea (1994) Unlocking the Air and Other Stories (1996) The Birthday of the World (2002) Changing Planes (2003)
Children's books	Catwings (series) (1988–1999) Cat Dreams