The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Earthsea Cycle)

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Hardcover, 1008 pages

Published Oct. 30, 2018 by Gallery / Saga Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-4814-6558-8

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea—“…reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago” (David Mitchell)—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 many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike.

Now for the first time ever, they’re all together in one volume—including the early short stories, Le Guin’s “Earthsea Revisioned” Oxford lecture, and a new Earthsea story, never before printed.

With a new introduction by Le Guin herself, this essential edition will also include fifty illustrations by renowned …

With a new introduction by Le Guin herself, this essential edition will also include 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.

Contents: Introduction “Earthsea Revisioned” (a retrospective essay by the author) A Wizard of Earthsea The Tombs of Atuan The Farthest Shore Tehanu Tales from Earthsea The Other Wind “The Word of Unbinding” “The Rule of Names” “The Daughter of Odren” (never before published in print) "Firelight" (never before collected with other Earthsea stories; originally published in Paris Review Summer 2018)

With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The Rings—but also unlike anything but themselves—this edition is perfect for those new to the world of Earthsea, as well as those who are well-acquainted with its enchanting magic: to know Earthsea is to love it.

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bibliophilicwitch reviewed The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Earthsea Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin

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4 stars

Read: 2002-2003
Originally read Wizard of Earthsea in 8th grade for English class and stumbled across the subsequent three books the following summer at my local library and devoured them.

Reread: 6/11/2022
Internal struggles and external conflict that reflect those struggles. Profound, thought-provoking themes and discussion. Fantasy setting that, especially at the time of the publication of the first book, challenged fantasy literature. The writing of the first books tends to tell rather than show which left me feeling more distant from the characters, but as the series and the author's writing progressed, I was drawn in more and more to the characters and their stories. I've always loved the archipelago setting of Earthsea as well as the magic system and the lore/history and this collection and reread confirmed that. If you are a fan of fantasy and have not read Earthsea then you do yourself a disservice.

TimMason reviewed The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Earthsea Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin

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4 stars

These are, of course, very good. I would have liked more jokes.

Steen Christiansen reviewed The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition (Earthsea Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin

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5 stars

One of the greatest fantasies ever; more considered and revisioning than any other.

WorzelFG reviewed Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

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5 stars

I started this book 45 years ago and just finished it now!
I got myself this magnificent edition of all the novels, with a few short stories and the author's comments , to finally catch up from where I left off in Mrs. Cooper's primary school class.
At 10 I was avidly reading anything that looked interesting in the little book stand in the corner of the classroom. " The Wizard of Earthsea" blew my mind, but although in later years I re-read it I never read the others.
Funnily enough I'm glad I waited, because I can see now how the experience and wisdom of Ursula K. Le guin developed over a lifetime as she carried on writing of the world I loved so much.
I can see also how my taste in books and even my world-view was informed by that one book and how my philosophy and …