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The unreal and the real: selected stories of Ursula K. Le Guin
By Ursula K Le Guin, Ursula K. Le Guin. 2012
Two-volume set of selected short stories from Ursula K. Le Guin, both published in 2012. Volume one, Where on Earth,…
focuses on stories of realism with earthly settings. Volume two, Outer Space, Inner Lands, focuses on otherworldly settings and subjects. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2012The unreal and the real: selected stories of Ursula K. Le Guin. volume two, Outer space, inner lands
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2012
The second of a two-volume set, this collection of Ursula K. Le Guin's short fiction features stories with otherworldly settings…
and subjects. Includes classic stories such as "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," "Semley's Necklace," and "She Unnames Them."Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2012The other wind (Earthsea Ser. #Vol. 5)
By Ursula K Le Guin, Ursula Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin. 2001
Sequel to Tehanu (DB 32958). Alder, a sorcerer, has been having terrible dreams since the death of his wife, Lily--he…
sees her and others reaching out to him. His dreams will lead to the transformation of Earthsea. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle)
By Ursula K Le Guin, Ursula Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin. 2001
Contains five tales providing background to Le Guin's Earthsea novels. The short novella, "Finder," reveals how the school on Roke…
was founded. Another tale relates the story of a young man who would rather be a musician than a mage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Tehanu: the last book of Earthsea
By Ursula K Le Guin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Úrsula K. Le Guin. 1990
Tenar, once priestess of Atuan and now the middle-aged widow of a Gontish farmer, lives quietly, caring for her foster…
daughter Therru, an abused child. Soon another needs Tenar's care; Ged, no longer Archmage of Earthsea, returns home, borne half-conscious on a dragon's back. Follows The Wizard of Earthsea (DB 25315, BR 7742), The Tombs of Atuan (DB 24584, BR 7771), and The Farthest Shore (DB 32957, BR 7772). For grades 6-9The farthest shore (Earthsea. #3.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1994
A young prince joins forces with the Master Wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the…
loss of magic in Earthsea. Sequel to "The tombs of Atuan". Followed by "Tehanu". Junior High. 1994.The Earthsea trilogy (Earthsea)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1979
As a talented, but arrogant, student of wizardry, Sparrowhawk summons an evil spirit who threatens the entire world of Earthsea.…
Contains "Wizard of Earthsea", "Tombs of Atuan", and "Farthest shore". For Junior High readers. 1979. (Earthsea)The compass rose: short stories
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1983
A compass of spatial dimensions as well as the usual four directions give a framework to twenty new stories ranging…
from science fiction to fantasy and a magical realism. The author finds comedy as well as tragedy as her satire stretches from a well-known TV series to a totalitarian America of the future. 1983.Tehanu (Earthsea. #4.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1992
Therru, the child Tenar has rescued, has burns not even the dying mage Ogion can heal. Ged, once Archmage of…
Earthsea also returns to be nursed. Tenar sets her mind on the white summer star, Tehanu, but the dark forces that cast Therru into fire are still abroad and the source of this evil can only be challenged by a new kind of power. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Farthest shore", followed by "Other wind". 1992.Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea. #5.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2017
Explores further the magical world of Earthsea through five tales of events which occur before or after the time of…
the original novels, as well as an essay on the people, languages, history and magic of the place. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Powers (Annals of the western shore. #4.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2007
When young Gavir's sister is brutally killed, he escapes from slavery and sets out to explore the world and his…
own psychic abilities. Sequel to "Voices". 2008 Nebula Award winner. Junior High. 2007.Gifts (Annals Of The Western Shore Ser. #1)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2004
When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking" - a violent talent…
shared by members of his family - he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own. Some violence. For junior high readers and older. 2004.A wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea. #1.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1992
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to…
the Master Wizard. Followed by "The tombs of Atuan". Junior High. 1992.Powers (Annals of the western shore. #3.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2007
Gavir, a young house slave, takes his older sister Sallo's advice to keep secret his ability to occasionally see into…
the future. After Sallo is killed, Gavir escapes from slavery to explore the world and his psychic powers. Sequel to "Voices" (BR75282). For junior high readers. 2007. (Annals of the Western Shore ; 3)Voices (Annals of the western shore. #2.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2006
In the ruined city of Ansul, conquered by the Alds, a young girl, Memer, learns the forbidden art of reading…
from the Waylord. Later, when she meets Gry Barre and her husband Orrec Caspro everything in Memer's life begins to change. Sequel to "Gifts" (EB73270). Grades 5-8. 2006. (Annals of the Western Shore ; 2)Voices (Annals of the western shore. #2.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2006
Threshold
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1980
Hugh and Irene have both discovered Tembreabrezi, a timeless place close by, and together they face their destinies and find…
the strength to make the choice required from them. Junior High. 1980.The wind's twelve quarters: stories
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2004
A retrospective collection of 17 of the Nebula Award winner's best short fiction pieces. The stories range from fantasy to…
intriguing scientific possibilities, from medieval settings to the future. For high school and adult readers. 2004, c1975.The tombs of Atuan (Earthsea. #2.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 1994
Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special…
treasure. Sequel to "A wizard of Earthsea", followed by "The farthest shore". Newbery Medal winner. Junior high. 1994.The other wind (Earthsea. #5.)
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2017
The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him to them at night. Through him they may free themselves…
and invade Earthsea. Alder seeks advice from Ged, once Archmage. Ged tells him to go to Tenar, Tehanu, and the young king at Havnor. They are joined by amber-eyed Irian, a fierce dragon able to assume the shape of a woman. The threat can be confronted only in the Immanent Grove on Roke, the holiest place in the world and there the king, hero, sage, wizard, and dragon make a last stand. Sequel to "Tehanu". For junior and senior high readers. 2017.