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1) A wizard of Earthsea

Author

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

Volume

1

Earliest Publication Date

1968

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A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. "Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon...

2) The tombs of Atuan

Author

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

Volume

2

Earliest Publication Date

1971

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Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief, wizard Ged Sparrowhawk, who seeks a special treasure.

3) Tehanu

Author

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

Volume

3

Earliest Publication Date

2001

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When Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Earthsea, returns from the dark land stripped of his magic powers, he finds refuge with the aging widow Tenar and a crippled girl child who carries an unknown destiny.

4) The farthest shore

Author

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

Volume

3

Earliest Publication Date

1972

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A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea. Darkness Threatens to overtake Earthsea. As the world and its wizards are losing their magic, Ged -- powerful Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord -- embarks on a sailing journey with highborn young prince, Arren. They travel far beyond the realm of death to discover the cause of these evil disturbances and to restore magic to...

5) Tehanu: the last book of Earthsea

Author

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

Volume

4

Earliest Publication Date

1990

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When Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Earthsea, returns from the dark land stripped of his magic powers, he finds refuge with the aging widow Tenar and a crippled girl child who carries an unknown destiny.

6) The other wind

Author

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

Volume

6

Earliest Publication Date

2001

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The sorcerer Alder has the power of mending, but it may have become the power of destruction: every night he dreams of the wall between the land of the living and the land of the dead, and the wall is being dismantled. If the wall is breached, the dead will invade Earthsea. Ged, once Archmage of Earthsea, sends Alder to King Lebannen. Now Alder and the king must join with a burned woman, a wizard of forbidden lore, and a being who is woman and dragon...

7) Tales from Earthsea

Author

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

Volume

bk. 5

Earliest Publication Date

2001

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Explores further the magical world of Earthsea through five tales of events which occur before or after the time of the original novels, as well as an essay on the people, languages, history and magic of the place.

8) The books of Earthsea: a graphic novel. Book one, A wizard of Earthsea

Author

Fordham, Fred, 1985-

Earliest Publication Date

2025

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A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard. In graphic novel format.

9) The books of Earthsea: the complete illustrated edition

Author

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

Earliest Publication Date

2018

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved "A Wizard of Earthsea" comes this complete omnibus edition of the entire Earthsea chronicles, including over fifty 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...