The Books of Earthsea

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition

Author	Ursula K. Le Guin
Illustrator	Charles Vess
Cover artist	Charles Vess
Language	English
Series	Earthsea
Genre	Fantasy
Published	2018 (Saga Press)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	992
ISBN	1-48-146558-9
Dewey Decimal	813/.54
LC Class	PS3562.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] [3] [4]}

Contents

• 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

1. "Ursula K. Le Guin — The Books of Earthsea". Ursula K. Le Guin official website. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
2. Juris |, Carolyn. "This Week's Bestsellers: November 12, 2018". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
3. Roehrig, Lucy (December 2018). "The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition". Library Journal. 143 (20): 57–59.
4. Liptak, Andrew (May 15, 2018). "This illustrated collection of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea books finally does the series justice". The Verge. Retrieved August 21, 2024.