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Tales from Earthsea: short stories

Tales from Earthsea: short stories

by UrsulaLeGuin (Author)

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    Hardcover 2002

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Synopsis

These five superlative, evocative and enchanting stories range from a few hundred years before A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA to just before THE OTHER WIND, and feature some of Le Guin's most popular characters, including the Wizard Ged himself. The stories are rounded off with an essay about Earthsea's history and people. No Earthsea fan will want to be without this magical collection.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Edition: First UK Edition
 Publisher: Orion Childrens
Published: 01 Oct 2002
ISBN 10: 1842552066
ISBN 13: 9781842552063
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea books are enduring children's classics. The first new Earthsea novel in more than a decade published 6 months earlier 'Earthsea [is] one of the most deeply influential of all 20th century fantasy texts' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY.

Media Reviews
Le Guin is like Tolkien in the depth and breadth of her imagination...and here for all those who have admired her epic storytelling, comes five new tales, where, Le Guin writes in the forward, a mere glimpse at the place told me that things had been happening while I wasn't looking...Throughout the book there is a continued sense of the substantiality of her imagination. - Nicci Gerrard The Observer, 27 Oct 02 Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea tales are always a delight and her latest collection - an essay and five stories - is no exception. These thought-provoking tales...take some telling swipes at the 'commodified fantasy' that dominates the market these days...Unlike some of the genre's former 'greats', Le Guin continues to improve with age. Starburst ...as immersive and well written as anything LeGuin has done SFX ...the five stories here provide a varied and enjoyable introduction to the newcomer, s much as the seasoned traveller...And in the end it's [LeGuin's] more gentle and thoughtful approach which sets the series apart from much of the fantasy mush that followed in Tolkien's wake. Edge ...vivid and finely crafted additions to the saga, all written in Le Guin's familiar beautiful prose and bound to enthrall Earthsea fans of all ages. Good Book Guide, 1 Dec 02 ...a collection of stories that takes the reader back into the history of Earthsea, LeGuin's remarkable archipelago where dragons and humans are equally believeable. Erica Wagner The Times, 7 Dec 02 Earthsea fans will not be disappointed with these five enchanted tales which have been yet again magically woven by the mistress of fantasy. School Librarian, Summer 03
Author Bio
Ursula K. Le Guin has won many Nebula and Hugo Awards, as well as a National Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Newbery Honor and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.