Character guide · 8 books · 1968 to 2001

Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy Science fiction Young adultEpic and high fantasy Classic science fiction YA fantasy

Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea follows the wizard Ged and the priestess Tenar across an archipelago where magic depends on knowing true names. Her Hainish novels, including The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, are landmarks of science fiction.

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