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Tales from Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle) Audio CD – April 22, 2017

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Book 5 of 6: The Earthsea Cycle

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The tales of this book explore and extend the world established by the Earthsea novels--yet each stands on its own. It contains the novella "The Finder," and the short stories "The Bones of the Earth," "Darkrose and Diamond," "On the High Marsh," and "Dragonfly." Concluding with with an account of Earthsea's history, people, languages, literature, and magic, this collection also features two new maps of Earthsea.

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Ursula K. Le Guin (19292018) was an American author of novels, childrens books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. She has also written poetry, literary criticism, and essays. She was widely recognized as one of the greatest science fiction writers in the history of the genre. She won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards on several occasions, as well as the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award, and many other honors and prizes. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing; Unabridged edition (April 22, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Audio CD ‏ : ‎ 1 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 166445084X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1664450844

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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (US /ˈɜːrsələ ˈkroʊbər ləˈɡwɪn/; born October 21, 1929) is an American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. She has also written poetry and essays. First published in the 1960s, her work has often depicted futuristic or imaginary alternative worlds in politics, the natural environment, gender, religion, sexuality and ethnography.

She influenced such Booker Prize winners and other writers as Salman Rushdie and David Mitchell – and notable science fiction and fantasy writers including Neil Gaiman and Iain Banks. She has won the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and World Fantasy Award, each more than once. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Le Guin has resided in Portland, Oregon since 1959.

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Genoa Bliven

The audio is a masterpiece. I linked the audio to the Kindle Book to read and listen both.

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018

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This is a wonderful and inspiring book. I first read it many years ago when it first came out, then I read it to my children multiple times over the years. When UKL died I purchased this book again in Kindle. It is my favorite. I linked it with the audio to read and listen. The narration of this book by Jenny Sterlin is a masterpiece. It is so alive; listening is like watching a play. I highly recommend getting both the Kindle and the Audio. If you purchase them together, you can link them right away and it is much less expensive than buying the audiobook separately.

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Ashish Bhandari

Earthsea series gets a bit better again

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2017

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The earthsea series starts off with a really good story and then somewhere while in the 3rd book and later, it sort of goes a bit downhill. When reading it, I had a lot of expectations and this was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. I guess, growing up, I just anticipated much more adventure from the book (and everything looks fun when you are a kid). However, this isn't a bad book at all. It is a nice read and the 5th book does not continue the story from the previous stories but goes through the history of Earthsea and Roke island and the school for the mages.

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Fred Camfield

An interesting collection

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2003

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The stories in this collection should be read in the order they appear. In particular, the last story refers back to the first. The stories are of varying length. "The Finder" is a 106 page novelette. "Darkrose and Diamond" is 35 pages. "The Bones of the Earth" is 20 pages. "On the High Marsh" is 33 pages. The last story, "Dragonfly" is 69 pages long. The author ends the collection with a 30 page description of Earthsea. The stories are about wizards and witches, good and evil, and involve shape changing, healing magic, finding, fire starting, binding spells, weather magic, etc. Like most collections, everyone will have their favorites, liking some stories better than others. I disagree with the author's statement that you should read her other novels first (the author, of course, is interested in selling copies). This collection stands well on its own.

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Read in order for best experience

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2017

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Read these books in order. The different stories are tied in with the last book The Other Wind. I liked the first three books best, I thought Tehanu was a bit slow compared to Le Guin's other books, this one picks it up quite a bit. I love all of her books by the way.

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A New Fan

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2014

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I'm a late-comer to the world of Earthsea. I noticed many average reviews from fans of that series, so perhaps I am missing something really amazing (and I do intend to read as much of Le Guin's work as I can!) but the stories held the own without any direct knowledge of the Earthsea universe. They are the kind of fantasy I would like to see more of - quietly epic where the setting doesn't drown out the characters and where even seemingly mundane decisions and situations can be turned into memorable fantasy tales.

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My favorite Author

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2013

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I have to admit that I am wildly biased about Ursula K Le Guin. Her use of words is in the domain of magic. I also am very invested in the characters and the world in this series. When you see dissatisfaction in any of her books I think it comes from those who focused on one character or on one facet of the world and are disappointed when their wants are not catered to. This is not what Le Guin does. She moves on to new facets and to new stages of people's lives. Humans are not stagnant and neither are their worlds. Le Guin does an excellent job of showing this.

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John Potts

Astonishing, sublime, a treasure.

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014

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Like the late, largely only seen posthumously writings of Tolkien as he 'explored' Middle Earth ever deeper and vaster- so the mature voice of the master, LeGuin, returns to Earthsea and brings back wonderful material. Several of the stories are now among my all time favorite pieces of fiction, utterly perfect craft. and wide wisdom worthy of Archmage Ged, whose appearance is - oh, words fail. And the tale of Ogion's master, who stayed the furry of the earthquake on Gont.
And the story of the founding of Roke.
Ah. As good as it gets.

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A. R. Davis

The "tales" are great, but I wish this were a "novel".

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2014

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I was disappointed that this was not a full novel. Instead, LeGuin constructs five tales that fill in some of the gaps in the overall history of Earthsea. However, each story has the same wonderful style and feeling as the rest of LeGuin’s saga. Included in this book is a description of the structure of Earthsea and, as in the other books, comments by the author about the writing itself. She mentions that Earthsea has changed over the years; as she writes it and remembers it, and as her fans read it.

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A marvellous read for all lovers of Earthsea.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2020

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Way back in 1968 I was drawn into and enthralled by the world of Earthsea. Out of the many available worlds that were being created that featured magic and dragons this was one of the most satisfying and most beautifully written. The Earthsea quartet of books became the acknowledged fantasy classic it deserved to be and although I occasionally re-read it and frequently recommended it to others as a delight I moved on. (So many new books to read and author's worlds to explore.)
Then I discovered that Le Guin had returned to Earthsea and there was this book of stories and a final novel. I had found some writers return to develop an earlier success excellent whilst others fell well short of their original vision. Fortunately this is one of the good ones and links the original quartet with the final novel " The Other Wind".
This is a marvellous read for all lovers of Earthsea whatever their age is.

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Dale Parnell

A wonderful addition to an enchanting literary universe

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2021

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I was first introduced to Earthsea by the 2006 Studio Ghibli feature, and then later read the collected edition of the first four Earthsea novels a few years ago, which left a lasting impression on me. So I was excited to read Tales from Earthsea, a collection of short stories that each take place at different times and places throughout the Earthsea universe. As with anything that you love, there is always an element of fear when starting a new, later addition. Will it be as good? Has the author written from the heart, or for an easy paycheck?
The answer, in the case of this book, is that five stars isnt nearly enough! Le Guin's writing is hauntingly beautiful, rich and fluid and timeless, and the universe of Earthsea unfolds in ever more wonderous ways in these stories. Two of the stories in particular, Darkrose and Diamond, and The Bones of the Earth, are incredibly moving, beautifully written tales that I felt a genuine, emotional connection with.
The collection is rounded out with a set of short essays describing the history and people of the Earthsea universe, written by Le Guin as straight, historical accounts. And I think that is where one of the strengths of the Earthsea books lies - Le Guin truely knows this universe, as intimately as if she had lived and travelled there her whole life. It gives the stories an honestly and a simple truth that has you believing them as if there were a newly discovered history of our world.
Some sword and sorcery epics have left me feeling a little cold, and stories of Royal courts set in high fantasy realms bore me. With Earthsea, the magical is presented as something old, something basic to the nature of the universe, a fundamental power that exists in all things (in the same way that I believed in The Force as a child), and this then coupled with the rich, detailed history and geography of Le Guin's world gives the stories such a solid base to build upon. That she can also write complex, intriguing characters that you genuily care about, means that these are stories I feel have imprinted on me somehow, become a part of me, rather than simply something I have read.
If you have not yet discovered the Earthsea novels, I urge you to give them a try. These are warm, delightfully written books to be treasured and returned to, time and time again.

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Denis Bridoux

A great series and a classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2018

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Good to get the whole series in Kindle format.
However, the missing star is due to the fact that the map at the beginning of each volume are VERY POORLY reproduced.
Their low definition makes it virtually impossible to decipher the names of the islands.
In addition, the missing middle map section deletes some of the islands, or parts of them, which makes it all but unusable.
A reader who doesn't have a hard copy to refer to, or who wouldn't make the effort to download a high quality map from the author's website, would be hard put to follow the travel of the protagonists.
The map sections should be resampled as a matter of urgency, as they are essential to the understanding of the story.

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Jeremy Walton

Back to the future

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2013

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Ursula LeGuin adds to her Earthsea canon with this collection of short stories, originally published in 2001, just before (what looks like) her final Earthsea novel, The Other Wind appeared in 2003. In the UK, these books were apparently published in reverse order, which makes less sense for readers because the final story in this volume ("Dragonfly") connects Tehanu , the previous novel in the series, to "The Other Wind". Earthsea fans (of which I am one) will know what to expect in this collection: the poetic, eye-catching writing style employed in the effortless handling of big subjects such as freedom, choice, death and balance embedded in stories of magic, wizards and dragons. The style can be illustrated by many allusive passages - for example (p39):

"The clouds darkened. Rain passed through the little valley, falling on the dirt and the grass. Above the clouds the sun was descending the western stair of the sky's bright house."

whilst the big themes, dealt with throughout the canon, all merit continued consideration here. In addition, aspects of another subject - namely, the relationship between the sexes and the nature of equality - make themselves felt in parts of this collection, as LeGuin discusses the difference between women's magic (practised by witches) and the magic of wizards who are exclusively male and - it is revealed here - celibate. The effect that this division has on their lives (which isn't a long way from its effect in the real world) is explored not only in stories such as "The Finder", "Darkrose and Diamond" and "Dragonfly" but also in a fictional reference chapter, "A Description of Earthsea" that - somewhat like Tolkien's appendices to The Lord of the Rings - lays out the structure of LeGuin's imaginary world in enough detail to satisfy those of us who have long admired it.

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Aramchek

An engaging read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2017

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The whole 6 books (Tales = book 5) are excellent - these short stories are both familiar to Earthsea fans and also have surprises. I came to the series quite late - but am now a devoted fan - it is a more realistic world than Middle Earth and more developed and mature than Potter Earth (which is a children's book series, admittedly). The Earthsea series is brilliant. However I cannot imagine readers will understand this book without reading the previous 4.

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