Earthsea series

The Earthsea series is the series of works by Ursula K. Le Guin (or based on those works). They are set on the world of Earthsea.

Internal chronology:

• "The Word of Unbinding" (unclear but very early)
• "The Finder"
• "Darkrose and Diamond"
• "The Rule of Names" (unclear but in hundred years or so before A Wizard of Earthsea)
• "The Bones of the Earth"
• A Wizard of Earthsea
• The Tombs of Atuan
• "On the High Marsh"
• The Farthest Shore
• Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
• "Dragonfly"
• The Other Wind

Publishing history

Le Guin first published an Earthsea story in 1964:

• "The Word of Unbinding" (1964, Jan. 1964 issue of Fantastic)

She then published over a short period of time a trilogy set in Earthsea:

• A Wizard of Earthsea (1968 novel)
• The Tombs of Atuan (1971 novel)
• The Farthest Shore (1972 novel)

Le Guin added a story in 1975:

• "The Rule of Names" (1975)

The trilogy was extended to include Tehanu, after Le Guin observed that the original trilogy was like a four-legged stool missing a leg.

• Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea (1990 novel)

After several years away from Earthsea, Le Guin returned with "Dragonfly", which she has described as "an important bridge in the series as a whole", and then "Darkrose and Diamond" shortly thereafter.

• "Dragonfly" (1997 short story)
• "Darkrose and Diamond" (1999 short story)

In 2001 Le Guin published the novel The Other Wind, and Tales from Earthsea, a collection of Earthsea short stories, three of them original to the collection).

• The Other Wind (2001 novel)
• Tales from Earthsea (2001 collection)

Adaptations

• 1996: BBC radio adaptation of "A Wizard of Earthsea" (2 hours)
• 2004: Legend of Earthsea (2004) (TV mini-series) (USA)
• 2006: Gedo Senki — Tales from Earthsea (2006) (film) (Japan)