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Contains the short story, ‘The Daughter of Odren', published in print for the first time, and the brand new story ‘Firelight'.
Now * for the first time ever, all together in one volume, The Books of Earthsea, contains the early short stories, Le Guin's ‘Earthsea Revisioned' Oxford lecture, and new Earthsea stories, never before printed. With a new introduction by Le Guin herself, this essential edition will also include over fifty 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.
– 1,008 pages
– 56 illustrations (including seven lavishly coloured plate sections)
– maps of Earthsea
– stunningly beautiful endpapers
– Six novels
– 4 short stories
– An essay
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'
ASIN : B07CRN8NNG
Publisher : Gollancz
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : 25 Oct. 2018
Edition : 1st
Language : English
File size : 6.6 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 1280 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1473223554
Page Flip : Enabled
Reading age : 8 years and up
Customers say
Customers praise the book's illustrations, particularly noting the perfect art by Charles Vess, and appreciate its masterful writing style. They find the content uplifting, with one customer highlighting the profound power of being a good person, and another mentioning the detailed explications interleaved between the books. The book offers good value for money, though some customers note issues with pages being upside-down.
