The Books of Earthsea explained

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition
Author:	Ursula K. Le Guin
Illustrator:	Charles Vess
Cover Artist:	Charles Vess
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Series:	Earthsea
Published:	2018 (Saga Press)
Media Type:	Print (hardcover)
Pages:	992
Isbn:	1-48-146558-9
Dewey:	813/.54
Congress:	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ursula K. Le Guin — The Books of Earthsea. Ursula K. Le Guin official website. 2024-06-09.
2. Web site: Juris . Carolyn . This Week's Bestsellers: November 12, 2018 . 2024-06-10 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
3. Roehrig . Lucy . December 2018 . The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition . Library Journal . 143 . 20 . 57–59.
4. Web site: Liptak . Andrew . 2018-05-15 . This illustrated collection of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea books finally does the series justice . 2024-08-21 . The Verge . en.