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I came to the Earthsea series later than most, but it would be difficult to overstate the impact it's had on not only how I read but how I see the world. Charles Vess's illustrations for this new edition are gorgeous and evocative: I am excited about Le Guin all over again. Recommended By Ashleigh B., Powells.com
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea that “reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago,” (David Mitchell) — comes this complete omnibus edition of the entire Earthsea chronicles, including over 50 illustrations illuminating Le Guin’s vision of her classic saga.
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature — they have received prestigious accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike.
Now for the first time ever, they’re all together in one volume — including the early short stories, Le Guin’s “Earthsea Revisioned” Oxford lecture, and a new Earthsea story, never before printed.
With a new introduction by Le Guin herself, this essential edition will also include 50 illustrations by renowned artist Charles Vess, specially commissioned and selected by Le Guin, to bring her refined vision of Earthsea and its people to life in a totally new way.
Stories include: “A Wizard of Earthsea," “The Tombs of Atuan," “The Farthest Shore," “Tehanu," “Tales From Earthsea," “The Other Wind," “The Rule of Names," “The Word of Unbinding," “The Daughter of Odren," and “Earthsea Revisioned: A Lecture at Oxford University."
With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The Rings — but also unlike anything but themselves — this edition is perfect for those new to the world of Earthsea, as well as those who are well-acquainted with its enchanting magic: to know Earthsea is to love it.
About the Author
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) has published 21 novels, 11 volumes of short stories, 4 collections of essays, 12 books for children, 6 volumes of poetry, and 4 of translation, and has received the Hugo, Nebula, Endeavor, Locus, Tiptree, Sturgeon, PEN-Malamud, and National Book Award and the Pushcart and Janet Heidinger Kafka prizes, among others. In recent years she has received lifetime achievement awards from World Fantasy Awards, Los Angeles Times, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, and Willamette Writers, as well as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Award and the Library of Congress Living Legends award. Le Guin was the recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award and the Margaret Edwards Award. Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, Words Are My Matter, an essay collection, and Finding My Elegy: New and Selected Poems. Her website is UrsulaKLeGuin.com.