Tales from Earthsea

Book Details

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Author(s):

Ursula K Le Guin

First Pub:

2001

Genre(s):

Collected Stories; Fantasy

Word Count:

128,960

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

See 6

The Finder

Darkrose and Diamond

The Bones of the Earth

On the High Marsh

Dragonfly

A Description of Earthsea

Internal ID:

1706

Series:

<- Tehanu - The Other Wind ->

Earthsea Series*

#5 of 6

Earthsea Series*

A series of fantasy books written by Ursula K LeGuin.

View this series in the book list

1) A Wizard of Earthsea
2) The Tombs of Atuan
3) The Farthest Shore
4) Tehanu
5) Tales from Earthsea
6) The Other Wind

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

This is the first page of the Book of the Dark, written some six hundred years ago in Berila, on Enlad: "After Elfarran and Morred perished and the Isle of Soléa sank beneath the sea, the Council of the Wise governed for the child Serriadh until he took the throne."

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

They do not often marry men, and if they do, they are likely to choose a sorcerer.

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

"Darkrose and Diamond" first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Copyright © 1999 by Ursula K. Le Guin.

"Dragonfly" first appeared in Legends Copyright © 1997 by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 14-Jun-2015

Last Updated: 21-Dec-2022

Publications

01-May-2002

Ace

Trade Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-May-2002

Format:

Trade Paperback

Cover Price:

$13.95

Pages*:

314

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

12963

Publisher:

Ace

ISBN:

0-441-00932-8

ISBN-13:

978-0-441-00932-9

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Marion Wood Kolisch - Photographer
Kelly Nelson - Cover Design
Jed Share - Cover Photograph

"Earthsea's magic serves as a metaphor for the writer's own sorcery... Memorable." - The New York Times Book Review

"In this stellar collection...Ursula K. Le Guin makes a triumphant return to the magic-drenched world of Earthsea."* Featuring the award-winning author's new Earthsea novella, two original stories and two classic tales, as well as new maps and a special essay on Earthsea's history, languages, literature and magic, "the publication of this collection is a major event in fantasy literature."
(* Publishers Weekly starred review)

"A writer of depth who recognizes that not all fantasy venues are created equal...Le Guin's combination of opaque simplicity and transparent complexity, the quotidian and the miraculous, as well as her sharp and subtle characterizations, make for stories that stand shoulder to shoulder with ancient archetypal fairy tales and fables." - The Washington Post Book World

"In the canon of great adult fantasy literature, right next to Tolkien...If you've had enough of Harry Potter-style kid-wizardry, Le Guin offers a powerful tonic. These tales are intense, moving, engaging and best of all, character-driven: Le Guin knows people, wizards or not."
- The Boulder Daily Camera

"Tales from Earthsea...has poetry and true magic. Furthermore, it has a great writer's love of an imaginary land that once existed only in her mind and now exists as a treasure in the real world for all lovers of fantasy, today and tomorrow and forever."
- The Orlando Sentinel

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Harcourt, Inc. hardcover edition / 2001
Ace trade paperback edition / May 2002
First printing based on the number line

Canada: $19.99

Author(s)

Ursula K Le Guin

Awards

No awards found

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