The Books of Earthsea. Complete Illustrated Edition

For the first time, a complete collection of stories about Earthsea is published in one illustrated volume.

This luxurious single volume is published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the release of "A Wizard of Earthsea"; it includes all the novels and stories about Earthsea written by Ursula K. Le Guin. The collection is fully illustrated – it contains more than fifty color and black-and-white illustrations by the artist Charles Vess, winner of the World Fantasy Award. This is truly the last and definitive word from Le Guin about Earthsea. In the collection, you will find:
— both of the first stories about Earthsea: "The Rule of Names" and "The Liberating Spell";
— all six novels about Earthsea: "A Wizard of Earthsea", "The Tombs of Atuan", "The Farthest Shore", "Tehanu", "Tales from Earthsea", "The Other Wind";
— Le Guin's last poignant story about Ged and Tenar, "The Light of the Home";
— the last, previously unpublished story "The Daughter of Odren";
— a lecture given by the author in 1992 in Oxford, "Earthsea, Revised and Expanded";
— a preface by Ursula K. Le Guin, where she introduces Earthsea to new readers and welcomes those who return to these magical islands again and again.

The stories of Earthsea have always been enthusiastically praised by critics and readers and perceived as yet another triumphant victory for the author in literature. The novel "The Tombs of Atuan" was awarded the Newbery Medal; the novel "The Farthest Shore" – the National Book Award; the novel "Tehanu" – the Nebula Award; and the novel "The Other Wind" – the World Fantasy Award.