The final book in Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle. "The
magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent,
as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." (Neil Gaiman)
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.
In this final book of the Earthsea Cycle, Le Guin combines her magical
fantasy with a profoundly human, earthly, humble touch.
With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of
Narnia and The Lord of The Rings--but also unlike anything but
themselves--Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels are some of the most
acclaimed and awarded works in literature. They have received accolades
such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and
many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and
minds of readers and the literary world alike.
Join the millions of fantasy readers who have explored these lands. As
The Guardian put it: "Ursula Le Guin's world of Earthsea is a tangled
skein of tiny islands cast on a vast sea. The islands' names pull at my
heart like no others: Roke, Perilane, Osskil . . ."
The Earthsea Cycle includes:
