Ursula K Le Guin
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English
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Le Guin's Hainish series begins with the assumption that centuries ago humanoids from the planet Hain ventured through the solar system establishing colonies on various planets including Earth. For mysterious reasons these colonies lose all contact and knowledge of each other until the 21st century when an attempt is made to establish a galactic league. Individual stories in this loosely organized series explore the inherent communication difficulties...
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English
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Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
3) Gifts
Author
Series
Annals of the Western Shore volume 1
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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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.
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Earthsea series volume 3
Earthsea cycle volume Bk. 3
Earthsea trilogy volume 3
A Bantam book ; 10131-5
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Earthsea cycle volume Bk. 3
Earthsea trilogy volume 3
A Bantam book ; 10131-5
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Atheneum Books for Young Readers hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea. The second book in LeGuin's fantasy series finds a mature Sparrowhawk sailing on a journey to find the cause of the evil disturbances in the world of Earthsea. Winner of the National Book Award.
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Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Atheneum Books for Young Readers hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 187 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away from her-home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan, shrouded in darkness. When a young wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe, Tenar's rightful duty is to protect the Tombs. But Ged...
6) Voices
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Series
Annals of the Western Shore volume 2
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
9 compact discs
Language
English
Description
Young Memer takes on a pivotal role in freeing her war-torn homeland from its oppressive captors.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xiv, 370 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2002
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p. cm.
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English
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The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, five Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards, the renowned writer Ursula K. Le Guin has, in each story and novel, created a provocative, ever-evolving universe filled with diverse worlds and rich characters reminiscent of our earthly selves. Now, in The Birthday of the World, this gifted artist returns to these worlds in eight brilliant short works, including...
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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The sorcerer Alder has the power of mending, but it may have become the power of destruction: every night he dreams of the wall between the land of the living and the land of the dead, and the wall is being dismantled. If the wall is breached, the dead will invade Earthsea. Ged, once Archmage of Earthsea, sends Alder to King Lebannen. Now Alder and the king must join with a burned woman, a wizard of forbidden lore, and a being who is woman and...
10) The telling
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Series
Hainish series volume 8
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
After receiving permission to leave the modern city where she is closely monitored, Sutty travels up the river into the countryside where she experiences a more peaceful life.
11) Tehanu
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Atheneum Books for Young Readers hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Earthsea, returns from the dark land stripped of his magic powers, he finds refuge with the aging widow Tenar and a crippled girl child who carries an unknown destiny.
12) Lavinia
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Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
279 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.--From amazon.com.
13) Changing planes
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English