Earthsea

Thrilling, wise and beautiful… Every word is perfect, like the spells Ged has to master * Guardian *One of literature’s best-written fantasy worlds. I adored A Wizard of Earthsea, which I read and reread until my ratty old paperback copy required emergency surgery. Le Guin’s words are magical. Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it – David MitchellGenre cannot contain Ursula Le Guin: she is a genre in herself – Zadie SmithOne of the major works of fantasy in this century * Observer *A literary icon – Stephen KingOne of the literary greats of the 20th century – Margaret AtwoodA colossus of literature, a trailblazer – China MievilleRowling can type, but Le Guin can write * Guardian *Composed sparely, shaped by narratives so basic they must be inscribed upon our cells, they read as if they were not written but found, dug out like jewels from rock * Village Voice *A writer of phenomenal power * Observer *

Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. She was the daughter of the writer Theodora Krober and the anthropologist Alfred Krober. Her published work includes twenty-one novels, eleven volumes of short stories, three collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry, and four volumes of translation. The Earthsea books have been translated into many languages around the world and are global bestsellers.

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