997:, however, Ged is shown to have power over Yevaud. Cadden writes that this is because Yevaud still has attachment to riches and material possessions, and is thus bound by the power of his name. Wizards exert their influence over the equilibrium through the use of names, thus linking this theme to Le Guin's depiction of a cosmic balance. According to Cummins, this is Le Guin's way of demonstrating the power of language in shaping reality. Since language is the tool we use for communicating about the environment, she argues that it also allows humans to affect the environment, and the wizards' power to use names symbolizes this. Cummins went on to draw an analogy between the wizards' use of names to change things with the creative use of words in fictional writing. Shippey wrote that Earthsea magic seems to work through what he called the "Rumpelstiltskin theory", in which names have power. He argued that this portrayal was part of Le Guin's effort to emphasize the power of words over objects, which, according to Shippey, was in contrast to the ideology of other writers, such as
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their natural environment. In addition to physical equilibrium, there is a larger cosmic equilibrium, which everybody is aware of, and which wizards are tasked with maintaining. Describing this aspect of
Earthsea, Elizabeth Cummins wrote, "The principle of balanced powers, the recognition that every act affects self, society, world, and cosmos, is both a physical and a moral principle of Le Guin's fantasy world." The concept of balance is related to the novel's other major theme of coming of age, as Ged's knowledge of the consequences of his own actions for good or ill is necessary for him to understand how the balance is maintained. While at the school of Roke, the Master Hand tells him:
1067:; for instance, Ged's place in Earthsea history is described at the very beginning of the book in the following terms: "some say the greatest, and surely the greatest voyager, was the man called Sparrowhawk, who in his day became both dragonlord and Archmage." The story also begins with words from the Earthsea song "The Creation of Éa", which forms a ritualistic beginning to the book. The teller of the story then goes on to say that it is from Ged's youth, thereby establishing context for the rest of the book. In comparison with the protagonists of many of Le Guin's other works, Ged is superficially a typical hero, a mage who sets out on a quest. Reviewers have compared
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thirty-one; and so I feel rather deeply about it. So do most adolescents. It's their main occupation, in fact." She also said that fantasy was best suited as a medium for describing coming of age, because exploring the subconscious was difficult using the language of "rational daily life". The coming of age that Le Guin focused on included not just psychological development, but moral changes as well. Ged needs to recognize the balance between his power and his responsibility to use it well, a recognition which comes as he travels to the stone of
Terrenon and sees the temptation that that power represents.
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the dead, and in performing this act against the laws of nature, releases the shadow that attacks him. Slusser suggests that although he is provoked into performing dangerous spells first by the girl on Gont and then by Jasper, this provocation exists in Ged's mind. He is shown as unwilling to look within himself and see the pride that drives him to do what he does. When he accepts the shadow into himself, he also finally accepts responsibility for his own actions, and by accepting his own mortality he is able to free himself. His companion Vetch describes the moment by saying
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opposites, like light and dark or good and evil, are actually interdependent. Light and dark themselves are recurring images within the story. Reviewers have identified this belief as evidence of a conservative ideology within the story, shared with much of fantasy. In emphasizing concerns over balance and equilibrium, scholars have argued, Le Guin essentially justifies the status quo, which wizards strive to maintain. This tendency is in contrast to Le Guin's science fiction writing, in which change is shown to have value.
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not immediately contradict this belief. Cadden writes that Le Guin allows young readers to sympathize with Ged, and only gradually realize that there is a price to be paid for his actions, as he learns to discipline his magical powers. Similarly, as Ged begins his apprenticeship with Ogion, he imagines that he will be taught mysterious aspects of wizardry, and has visions of transforming himself into other creatures, but gradually comes to see that Ogion's important lessons are those about his own self.
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426:, or group of islands. In the fictional history of this world, the islands were raised from the ocean by a being called Segoy. The world is inhabited by both humans and dragons, and most or all humans have some innate magical gift, some are more gifted sorcerers or wizards. The world is shown as being based on a delicate balance, which most of its inhabitants are aware of, but which is disrupted by somebody in each of the original trilogy of novels. Earthsea is
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pet. During a festival, Jasper acts condescendingly towards Ged, provoking the latter's proud nature. Ged challenges him to a duel of magic, and casts a powerful spell intended to raise the spirit of a legendary dead woman. The spell goes awry and instead releases a shadow creature, which attacks him and scars his face. The
Archmage Nemmerle drives the shadow away, but at the cost of his life.
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that he is still being sought by the shadow. Knowing that he cannot guard against both threats at the same time, he sails to Pendor and gambles his life on a guess of the adult dragon's true name. When he is proved right, the dragon offers to tell him the name of the shadow, but Ged instead extracts a promise that the dragon and his offspring will never threaten the archipelago.
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210:, born in a village on the island of Gont. He displays great power while still a boy and joins a school of wizardry, where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with a fellow student. During a magical duel, Ged's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him. The novel follows Ged's journey as he seeks to be free of the creature.
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885:"ripped her off", but that Rowling's books received too much praise for supposed originality, and that Rowling "could have been more gracious about her predecessors. My incredulity was at the critics who found the first book wonderfully original. She has many virtues, but originality isn't one of them. That hurt."
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Kargish antagonists, in contrast, were white-skinned, a switching of race roles that has been remarked upon by multiple critics. Critics have also cited her use of characters from multiple class backgrounds as a choice subversive to conventional Western fantasy. At
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of an object or a person is to have power over it. Each child is given a true name when they reach puberty, a name which they share only with close friends. Several of the dragons in the later
Earthsea novels, like Orm Embar and Kalessin, are shown as living openly with their names, which do not give
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that Ged had neither lost nor won but, naming the shadow of his death with his own name, had made himself whole: a man: who, knowing his whole true self, cannot be used or possessed by any power other than himself, and whose life therefore is lived for life's sake and never in the service of ruin, or
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Ged flies back to Ogion on Gont. Unlike
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At the school, Ged meets Jasper, and is immediately on bad terms with him. He is befriended by an older student named Vetch, but generally remains aloof from anyone else. Ged's skills inspire admiration from teachers and students alike. He finds a small creature—an otak, named Hoeg, and keeps it as a
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But you must not change one thing, one pebble, one grain of sand, until you know what good and evil will follow on that act. The world is in balance, in
Equilibrium. A wizard's power of Changing and of Summoning can shake the balance of the world. It is dangerous, that power. It is most perilous. It
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Earthsea novels. As with other works by Le Guin, evil is shown as a misunderstanding of the balance of life. Ged is born with great power in him, but the pride that he takes in his power leads to his downfall; he tries to demonstrate his strength by bringing a spirit back from
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Ged is depicted as proud and yet unsure of himself in multiple situations: early in his apprenticeship he believes Ogion to be mocking him, and later, at Roke, feels put upon by Jasper. In both cases, he believes that others do not appreciate his greatness, and Le Guin's sympathetic narration does
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Ged, and warns him that the creature has no name. Ged eventually graduates and receives his wizard's staff. He then takes up residence in the Ninety Isles, providing the poor villagers protection from the dragons that have seized and taken up residence on the nearby island of Pendor, but discovers
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would be producing the film himself, which was eventually not the case. Le Guin praised the imagery of the film, but disliked the use of violence. She also expressed dissatisfaction with the portrayal of morality, and in particular the use of a villain who could be slain as a means of resolving
657:, a Caucasian scholarly aristocrat amongst sorcerers" with little room to grow, whereas Ged developed as a character through his story. Mitchell also praised the other characters in the story, who he said seemed to have a "fully thought-out inner life" despite being fleeting presences. The 1995
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takes him as an apprentice, and later gives him his "true name"—Ged. Ogion tries to teach Ged about the "equilibrium", the concept that magic can upset the natural order of the world if used improperly. In an attempt to impress a girl, however, Ged searches Ogion's spell books and inadvertently
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Chased by the shadow, Ged flees to Osskil, having heard of the stone of the Terrenon. He is attacked by the shadow, and barely escapes into the Court of Terrenon. Serret, the lady of the castle, and the same girl that Ged had tried to impress, shows him the stone, and urges Ged to speak to it,
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18 years after the third, has been described both by Le Guin and her commentators as a feminist re-imagining of the series, in which the power and status of the chief characters are reversed, and the patriarchal social structure questioned. Commenting in 1993, Le Guin wrote that she could not
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The influence of Taoism on Le Guin's writing is evident through much of the book, especially in her depiction of the "balance". At the end of the novel, Ged may be seen to embody the Taoist way of life, as he has learned not to act unless absolutely necessary. He has also learned that seeming
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Le Guin described coming of age as the main theme of the book, and wrote in a 1973 essay that she chose that theme since she was writing for an adolescent audience. She stated that "Coming of age ... is a process that took me many years; I finished it, so far as I ever will, at about age
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described it in the following terms: " the easiest book for casual browsing, but readers who take the step will find themselves in one of the most important works of fantasy of our time." Similarly, literary scholar Margaret Esmonde wrote in 1981 that "Le Guin has ... enriched children's
583:, Ged, who has become Archmage, tries to combat a dwindling of magic across Earthsea, accompanied by Arren, a young prince. The first three books are together seen as the "original trilogy"; in each of these, Ged is shown as trying to heal some imbalance in the world. They were followed by
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summons a strange shadow, which has to be banished by Ogion. Sensing Ged's eagerness to act and impatience with his slow teaching methods, Ogion asks if he would rather go to the renowned school for wizards on the island of Roke. Ged loves Ogion, but decides to go to the school.
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works, although they were written at a similar time. George Slusser described the Earthsea works as providing a counterweight to the "excessive pessimism" of the Hainish novels. He saw the former as depicting individual action in a favorable light, in contrast to works such as
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themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea, which wizards are supposed to maintain, closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance. The structure of the story is similar to that of a
535:, Le Guin's watershed work. It was a personal landmark for Le Guin, as it represented her first attempt at writing for children; she had written only a handful of other novels and short stories prior to its publication. The book was also her first attempt at writing
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said the book was pervaded by a "grave joyfulness". In discussing the style of her fantasy works, Le Guin herself said that in fantasy it was necessary to be clear and direct with language, because there is no known framework for the reader's mind to rest upon.
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image. The images represented topics from each chapter; for instance, the very first image depicted the island of Gont, while the illustration for the chapter "The Dragon of Pendor" pictured a flying dragon. The image shown here depicts Ged sailing in his boat
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called the Earthsea trilogy "the most challenging and richest American fantasy to date". Slusser described the Earthsea cycle as a "work of high style and imagination", and the original trilogy of books a product of "genuine epic vision". In 1974, critic
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tells of the story of Ged's attempt to make whole the ring of Erreth Akbe, half of which is buried in the tombs of Atuan in the Kargish lands, from where he must steal it. There, he meets the child priestess Tenar, on whom the book focuses. In
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received an even more positive response in the United Kingdom when it was released there in 1971, which, according to White, reflected the greater admiration of British critics for children's fantasy. In her 1975 annotated collection
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and has diverse cultures within the widespread archipelago. Most of the characters are of the Hardic peoples, who are dark-skinned, and who populate most of the islands. Four large eastern islands are inhabited by the white-skinned
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claiming it can give him limitless knowledge and power. Recognizing that the stone harbors one of the Old Powers—ancient, powerful, malevolent beings—Ged refuses. He flees and is pursued by the stone's minions, but
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people, who despise magic and see the Hardic folk as evil sorcerers: the Kargs, in turn, are viewed by the Hardic people as barbarians. The far western regions of the archipelago are the realm of the dragons.
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books to receive widespread critical attention, and has been described as her best known work, as part of the Earthsea series. The book has been released in numerous editions, including an illustrated
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edition released in 2015. It was also translated into a number of other languages. An omnibus edition of all of Le Guin's Earthsea works was released on the 50th anniversary of the publication of
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346:(1975). Earthsea was also used as the setting for a story she wrote in 1965 or 1966, which was never published. In 1967, Herman Schein (the publisher of Parnassus Press and the husband of
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Parnassus in 1968. It is regarded as a classic of children's literature and of fantasy, within which it is widely influential. The story is set in the fictional
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on Le Guin's writing is also visible in the idea of a cosmic "balance".
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was "the most thrilling, wise, and beautiful children's novel ever".
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3808:. Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon (1st ed.).
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3076:"Ursula K Le Guin to publish Earthsea story in print for first time"
3030:. Columbia, South Carolina, US: University of South Carolina Press.
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Hollindale, Peter (September 2003). "The Last Dragon of Earthsea".
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3352:"A Whitewashed Earthsea – How the Sci Fi Channel wrecked my books"
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or the "Golden Sepulka" in Poland. In 2000 Le Guin was given the
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Ursula K. Le Guin Beyond Genre: Fiction for Children and Adults
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3728:(1st ed.). Boston, Massachusetts, US: Twayne Publishers.
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2019:. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
2013:"Ursula K. Le Guin Named a Grand Master in 2002"
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745:in 1969, and was one of the last winners of the
3053:. The Johns Hopkins University Press: 185–190.
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3849:. New York City, New York, US: Chelsea House.
3776:. Columbia, South Carolina, US: Camden House.
2925:. In James, Edward; Mendlesohn, Farah (eds.).
2906:. Westport, Connecticut, US: Greenwood Press.
2902:Bernardo, Susan M.; Murphy, Graham J. (2006).
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322:setting were developed in two short stories, "
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3297:. Berkeley, California, US: Parnassus Press.
2927:The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature
1101:saw Ged's gender as incidental. In contrast,
988:In Le Guin's fictional universe, to know the
927:. The young Ged has a scary encounter with a
726:compared Le Guin's work favorably to that of
3006:"Classic of the month: A Wizard of Earthsea"
3871:(1st ed.). China: Barnes & Noble.
3623:"Harry Potter and the boy wizard tradition"
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2723:. World Book, Inc. 1989. pp. 176–187.
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493:Illustration by Ruth Robbins for Chapter 10
4826:American fantasy novels adapted into films
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3917:. New York City, New York, US: Routledge.
3520:. In Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (eds.).
3497:. In Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter (eds.).
3242:"The fantasy that inspired David Mitchell"
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2956:. New York City, New York, US: Routledge.
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1109:(1990), published as the fourth volume of
671:Tolkien's impact on fantasy § Le Guin
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3846:Ursula K. Le Guin (Modern Critical Views)
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3704:The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin
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3582:The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy
3473:Mitchell, David (October 23, 2015).
3240:Kerridge, Jake (November 17, 2015).
3004:Craig, Amanda (September 24, 2003).
1186:The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy
1023:
935:before writing the Earthsea novels.
749:ten years later. In 1984 it won the
4613:Unlocking the Air and Other Stories
3812:, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
3603:Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels
3522:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
3499:The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
3426:– via Toronto Public Library.
2753:. BBC Player Radio. January 5, 2011
653:were "variants on the archetype of
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4534:The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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3681:Russell, Anna (October 16, 2014).
3666:, UK: Liverpool University Press.
3189:Children's Literature in Education
2873:"Gedo Senki (Tales From Earthsea)"
14:
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4806:Books illustrated by Ruth Robbins
4320:Vaster than Empires and More Slow
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2971:Clute, John; Grant, John (1997).
1038:Vaster than Empires and More Slow
186:novel written by American author
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4686:Dancing at the Edge of the World
4475:Very Far Away from Anywhere Else
3372:"A First Response to Gedo Senki"
3121:. In Johnson-Woods, Toni (ed.).
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717:In his 1980 history of fantasy,
558:Le Guin originally intended for
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314:Le Guin giving a reading in 2008
3074:Flood, Alison (July 15, 2016).
3027:Understanding Ursula K. Le Guin
2894:
2781:. BBC Player Radio. May 6, 2015
2717:"The Boy Who Became A Wizard".
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1042:Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
705:Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
659:Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
539:, rather than science fiction.
521:was first published in 1968 by
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3701:Slusser, George Edgar (1976).
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1168:. It is based very loosely on
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33:Robbins cover of first edition
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4605:A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
4370:Old Music and the Slave Women
4327:The Day Before the Revolution
2935:10.1017/CCOL9780521429597.021
2720:Childcraft: Stories and poems
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1176:. In an article published in
1164:was broadcast in 2004 on the
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971:pain, or hatred, or the dark.
943:Equilibrium and Taoist themes
855:Modern writers have credited
691:was among the first to treat
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4271:The Word for World Is Forest
3654:Rochelle, Warren G. (2001).
993:anybody power over them. In
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766:American Library Association
743:Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
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604:
330:" (1964), both published in
242:Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
230:in contrast to more typical
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4791:American young adult novels
4755:Speculative fiction/Fantasy
4402:Annals of the Western Shore
3843:Bloom, Harold, ed. (1986).
3800:Miller, Timothy S. (2023).
3722:Spivack, Charlotte (1984).
3621:Power, Ed (July 31, 2016).
3518:"Le Guin, Ursula (Kroeber)"
3431:Le Guin, Ursula K. (2012).
3395:Le Guin, Ursula K. (2011).
3320:Le Guin, Ursula K. (1992).
3291:Le Guin, Ursula K. (1968).
3024:Cummins, Elizabeth (1990).
2977:. London, UK: Orbit Books.
2974:The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
2923:"Modern Children's Fantasy"
396:"Only in silence the word,
190:and first published by the
10:
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4811:Young adult fantasy novels
4573:The Wind's Twelve Quarters
2921:Butler, Catherine (2012).
2606:Bernardo & Murphy 2006
2241:Bernardo & Murphy 2006
2146:Bernardo & Murphy 2006
1950:Bernardo & Murphy 2006
1749:Bernardo & Murphy 2006
1621:Bernardo & Murphy 2006
1609:Bernardo & Murphy 2006
1347:Bernardo & Murphy 2006
1063:has strong elements of an
842:, author of books such as
825:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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343:The Wind's Twelve Quarters
4678:The Language of the Night
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3913:Mathews, Richard (2002).
3818:10.1007/978-3-031-24640-1
3606:. London, UK: Hatchette.
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770:The Left Hand of Darkness
762:Margaret A. Edwards Award
747:Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
634:by author and journalist
532:The Left Hand of Darkness
402:bright the hawk's flight
246:Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
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4356:Coming of Age in Karhide
4279:Four Ways to Forgiveness
3658:Communities of the Heart
3539:Nodelman, Perry (1995).
3516:Nicholls, Peter (1995).
3493:Nicholls, Peter (1995).
3370:Le Guin, Ursula (2006).
3264:The Lion and the Unicorn
1778:, pp. 6, 7, 89, 96.
610:As children's literature
398:only in dark the light,
4796:American bildungsromans
3886:Martin, Philip (2009).
3745:Modern Language Studies
3687:The Wall Street Journal
3585:. London, UK: Carlton.
3201:10.1023/A:1025390102089
3117:Hairston, Marc (2010).
3110:10.21061/alan.v23i3.a.5
1963:"Zlota Sepulka Winners"
1450:Le Guin & Wood 1980
1137:in the third volume of
1084:, in comparison to the
384:
318:Early concepts for the
202:and centers on a young
3140:Hatfield, Len (1993).
2745:"A Wizard of Earthsea"
1687:"A Wizard of Earthsea"
1657:Clute & Grant 1997
1376:The Horn Book Magazine
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714:books by C. S. Lewis.
568:was released in 1971.
494:
422:Earthsea itself is an
406:
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4821:Novels set in schools
4816:Novels set on islands
4781:1968 children's books
4731:Children's literature
4694:Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching
4541:The Diary of the Rose
4130:The Books of Earthsea
4097:The Daughter of Odren
4069:The Word of Unbinding
3944:title listing at the
3772:White, Donna (1999).
3545:Children's Literature
3350:(December 16, 2004).
3219:(December 17, 2005).
3146:Children's Literature
3047:Children's Literature
2952:Cadden, Mike (2005).
1697:on September 20, 2016
1227:, p. Title page.
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815:The Lord of the Rings
677:children's literature
669:Further information:
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328:The Word of Unbinding
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22:A Wizard of Earthsea
4776:1968 American novels
4651:(series) (1988–1999)
4483:The Eye of the Heron
4342:The Matter of Seggri
4090:Darkrose and Diamond
4018:A Wizard of Earthsea
3941:A Wizard of Earthsea
3434:A Wizard of Earthsea
3398:A wizard of Earthsea
3322:A wizard of Earthsea
3294:A Wizard of Earthsea
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739:A Wizard of Earthsea
693:A Wizard of Earthsea
685:A Wizard of Earthsea
621:Fantasy for Children
616:A Wizard of Earthsea
560:A Wizard of Earthsea
553:A Wizard of Earthsea
541:A Wizard of Earthsea
519:A Wizard of Earthsea
415:A Wizard of Earthsea
400:only in dying life:
363:A Wizard of Earthsea
352:A Wizard of Earthsea
300:A Wizard of Earthsea
258:A Wizard of Earthsea
238:A Wizard of Earthsea
179:A Wizard of Earthsea
4786:1968 fantasy novels
4499:The Beginning Place
4467:The Lathe of Heaven
4349:A Man of the People
4306:The Dowry of Angyar
4195:Earthsea Revisioned
4158:Tales from Earthsea
4122:Tales from Earthsea
2464:, pp. 108–109.
1931:on October 19, 2011
1378:. 38–39: 562. 1962.
1201:Tales from Earthsea
1019:Style and structure
775:The Beginning Place
592:Tales from Earthsea
404:on the empty sky."
369:legends as well as
287:Tales from Earthsea
120:205 (first edition)
23:
4702:Steering the Craft
4507:Always Coming Home
4334:The Shobies' Story
4034:The Farthest Shore
4026:The Tombs of Atuan
3707:. Wildside Press.
3557:10.1353/chl.0.0246
3276:10.1353/uni.0.0075
3225:Guardian Unlimited
3158:10.1353/chl.0.0516
3059:10.1353/chl.0.0112
2991:on August 25, 2017
2593:, pp. 48, 53.
2202:, pp. 99–100.
1190:Legend of Earthsea
1188:, which said that
1174:The Tombs of Atuan
1161:Legend of Earthsea
1103:The Tombs of Atuan
1013:The Tombs of Atuan
925:Jungian psychology
581:The Farthest Shore
576:The Tombs of Atuan
571:The Farthest Shore
565:The Tombs of Atuan
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359:treatment of magic
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269:The Farthest Shore
263:The Tombs of Atuan
168:The Tombs of Atuan
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4247:City of Illusions
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4076:The Rule of Names
3983:Ursula K. Le Guin
3905:978-1-933987-04-0
3878:978-0-7607-8523-2
3827:978-3-031-24639-5
3725:Ursula K. Le Guin
3714:978-0-89370-205-2
3444:978-0-544-08437-7
3376:ursulakleguin.com
3037:978-0-87249-687-3
2984:978-1-85723-368-1
2879:. August 13, 2010
2695:, pp. 25–27.
2581:, pp. 32–33.
2545:, pp. 91–93.
2533:, pp. 35–38.
2521:, pp. 86–88.
2500:, pp. 28–29.
2488:, pp. 21–22.
2398:, pp. 37–38.
2347:, pp. 32–36.
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2231:, pp. 28–29.
2214:, pp. 34–35.
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2163:, pp. 92–93.
1635:, pp. 32–33.
1623:, pp. 98–99.
1332:, pp. 80–81.
1288:, pp. 32–35.
1071:to epics such as
1024:Language and mood
978:balance of nature
778:. A 1987 poll in
701:Fyodor Dostoevsky
623:, British critic
543:was the first of
324:The Rule of Names
188:Ursula K. Le Guin
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4670:Non-fiction
4565:Collections
4287:The Telling
4141:Adaptations
4114:Collections
3627:Irish Times
3551:: 179–201.
3231:October 10,
3217:Jaggi, Maya
3167:10919/25443
2681:Cadden 2005
2669:Cadden 2005
2630:Butler 2012
2543:Cadden 2005
2519:Cadden 2005
2462:Cadden 2005
2200:Cadden 2005
2161:Cadden 2005
2131:Cadden 2005
2065:Reider 2005
1910:, chpt. 39.
1896:Cadden 2005
1842:Cadden 2005
1788:Cadden 2005
1776:Cadden 2005
1559:Cadden 2005
1490:Cadden 2005
1423:Cadden 2005
1330:Cadden 2005
1182:whitewashed
1129:Adaptations
845:Cloud Atlas
800:has called
754: [
728:C. S. Lewis
697:C. S. Lewis
689:Tom Shippey
625:Naomi Lewis
514:Publication
424:archipelago
196:archipelago
192:small press
49:Illustrator
4765:Categories
4656:Cat Dreams
4182:Characters
2773:"Earthsea"
2705:White 1999
2693:White 1999
2579:White 1999
2567:White 1999
2498:White 1999
2486:White 1999
2420:White 1999
2328:White 1999
2253:White 1999
2212:White 1999
2104:Jaggi 2005
2092:Power 2016
1884:White 1999
1854:White 1999
1812:White 1999
1800:White 1999
1716:Flood 2016
1645:White 1999
1438:White 1999
1309:Craig 2003
1213:References
1145:Judi Dench
1140:Childcraft
1135:World Book
1050:exposition
984:True names
665:As fantasy
471:transforms
340:anthology
306:Background
298:said that
4491:Malafrena
4104:Firelight
4083:Dragonfly
3981:Works by
3896:Milwaukee
3836:257293086
3664:Liverpool
3565:145657862
3417:827683597
3356:Slate.com
3284:143248850
3270:: 19–35.
3209:160303057
3176:144166026
3067:144926089
990:true name
879:Voldemort
792:Influence
734:Accolades
605:Reception
555:in 2018.
545:Le Guin's
409:From the
338:Le Guin's
333:Fantastic
248:in 1979.
99:Publisher
91:Published
4648:Catwings
4557:" (2002)
4550:" (1982)
4543:" (1976)
4536:" (1973)
4372:" (1999)
4365:" (1996)
4358:" (1995)
4344:" (1994)
4329:" (1974)
4322:" (1971)
4315:" (1969)
4308:" (1964)
4212:Hainish
4177:Universe
4149:Earthsea
4106:" (2018)
4099:" (2014)
4092:" (1999)
4085:" (1997)
4078:" (1964)
4071:" (1964)
4001:Earthsea
3867:(2006).
3484:July 25,
3386:July 10,
3361:July 10,
3340:26816513
2995:July 28,
2785:July 29,
2757:July 10,
2023:July 25,
1111:Earthsea
1095:feminist
808:such as
589:(1990),
527:Berkeley
320:Earthsea
290:(2001).
278:(1990),
272:(1972),
266:(1971),
234:heroes.
200:Earthsea
71:Earthsea
59:Language
4717:Portals
4515:Lavinia
4452:fiction
4387:Ansible
4380:Related
4170:Related
3765:3194540
3649:(3): 4.
2883:July 7,
1074:Beowulf
1040:". The
784:ranked
764:by the
651:Gandalf
537:fantasy
508:Lookfar
503:woodcut
462:possess
433:Kargish
417:begins.
390:Setting
184:fantasy
81:Fantasy
62:English
4743:Novels
4705:(1998)
4697:(1997)
4689:(1982)
4681:(1979)
4632:(2003)
4624:(2002)
4616:(1996)
4608:(1994)
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