Tales from Earthsea

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‘[Le Guin] is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters.’
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Put up a sail and summon a witch-wind as we travel back to fantasy’s most beloved archipelago. With these five exquisite stories of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin weaves her unique magic once again, bringing new depth to one of the genre’s great masterpieces. This beautiful collector’s edition features seven atmospheric illustrations by artist David Lupton, who worked with Le Guin and her family from the very beginning of this Folio series to bring her vision of Earthsea to life, as well a stirring binding design. In a testament to the richness of her created world, Le Guin wrote a fascinating series of notes on the people, languages, literature and history of the region in ‘A Description of Earthsea’, also included in this edition. In the foreword, the author talks movingly about her desire to return to the world she created in A Wizard of Earthsea, and the methods by which a writer goes about excavating the history of a fictional landscape. See the Folio Le Guin collection here.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Folio books are always top notch, Nice binding , great illustrations and typpography

Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This book of short stories is printed with the quality I’ve come to expect from Folio

Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful edition with wonderful illustrations

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am so pleased that Folio is continuing to publish the Earthsea books, to such a high standard with wonderful illustrations.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great addition to my Earthsea collection

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I will continue to pick up any Le Guin that Folio puts out. Stunning, as usual.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very good finale, thank you

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought to complete the Earthsea set. A lovely book. Unfortunately, however, it was a present and the next day delivery did not arrive on time which was a little disappointing.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
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Beautiful book!

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
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Awesome special edition, especially for the price point.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A perfect addition to the prior Folio editions of LeGuin's novels.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tales is a re-visiting of Earthsea, to see where it came from and where it went after Ms LeGuin first visited many years ago. The Tales occur in Time, but are timeless evocations of Place and Person. "Darkrose and Diamond" is a love story from anywhen. "Bones of the Earth" will tell you things you didn't know, and which have been forgotten.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A special book for my granddaughter, a college English Teacher, who loves this author. A present she will have to know what we share in prose..

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful to have this stunning edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's tales.. This is a keeper.

Quality: 5
Value for money: 5