{"product_id":"the-complete-earthsea-ursula-k-le-guin-9781598538526","title":"The Complete Earthsea","description":"\u003cb\u003eURSULA K. LE GUIN'S FANTASY MASTERPIECE, COMPLETE IN THE DEFINITIVE LIBRARY OF AMERICA EDITION OF HER WORKS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To return to Earthsea today is to encounter a different kind of fantasy work, where knowing oneself is a painstaking, ceaseless endeavor. . . . It is what the story is about, and the wonders Earthsea offers are scaled accordingly, to the sublime horizons of a life.\" --Ryu Spaeth, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin's \u003ci\u003eEarthsea\u003c\/i\u003e novels and stories are set in the far-flung archipelago of Earthsea. The original three novels in the 1960s and 70s were the first and most successful of the descendants of J.R.R. Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e and were the progenitors, in their turn, of all the wizard school and dragonlord fantasy series that have come since. But then Le Guin returned 18 years later, after \"all the thought and rethinking of the second wave of feminism,\" with 3 more novels to complete the series. Now, all 6 books are featured in Library of America's \u003cb\u003eThe Complete Earthsea\u003c\/b\u003e, a handsome, heirloom boxed set\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Wizard of Earthsea\u003c\/i\u003e (1968)\u003c\/b\u003e, the original wizard school fantasy, follows a young man called Sparrowhawk, whose true name--a source of power not to be shared with others--is Ged, as he both learns to wield the magic in him and discovers its shadow side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tombs of Atuan\u003c\/i\u003e (1971)\u003c\/b\u003e, Le Guin's focus shifts to a young woman whose true name was taken from her when she became priestess of the Nameless Ones, the dark old powers of Earthsea. When Ged arrives to steal her temple's greatest treasure, Tenar recovers her name and learns the gifts of interdependence and weakness. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Farthest Shore \u003c\/i\u003e(1972)\u003c\/b\u003e, Ged is Archmage of all Earthsea when he embarks on a long journey with the teenage Prince Arren to find out why magic seems to be draining out of the Archipelago, a journey that will lead them to the end of the world and the dry land of death beyond.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTehanu\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003c\/b\u003e in which the widowed Tenar adopts a badly burned and abandoned child, a girl she names Tehanu. When Ged returns to Gont after losing his magic, Tenar helps him learn to live on the edge of things, even while an evil mage threatens their new life. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTales from Earthsea\u003c\/i\u003e (2001)\u003c\/b\u003e both reaches back in time to explore the beginnings of the school for mages on Roke and of Ged's teacher Ogion, and, in \"Dragonfly,\" introduces Irian, a woman who realizes that she is other than what she seems. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Wind\u003c\/i\u003e (2001)\u003c\/b\u003e Irian meets Tehanu after Alder, a village sorcerer, travels in search of Ged to find out why he dreams every night that the stone wall that divides Earthsea from the Dry Land of death is crumbling. The answer turns out to have to do with Tehanu, Irian, and the people like them--and with the origin of magic in Earthsea.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLe Guin's \u003ci\u003eEarthsea\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most beloved and influential fantasy series of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ursula K. Le Guin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598538527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598538526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00lbs","brand":"Ursula K. Le Guin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621628227839,"sku":"9781598538526","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d893ad55-2446-4ac9-9fc2-093fec46810b.jpg?v=1780426213","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-earthsea-ursula-k-le-guin-9781598538526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}