Tales from Earthsea

Tales from Earthsea is a collection of fantasy stories and essays by American author Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Harcourt in 2001. It serves as an accompaniment to the five novels (1968 to 2001) of the Earthsea cycle, all set in the fictional archipelago Earthsea. Tales from Earthsea won the annual Endeavour Award, for the best book by a writer from the Pacific Northwest, and Locus Award, Best Collection, for speculative fiction collections. Two of the five collected stories were previously published, "Darkrose and Diamond" (1999) and "Dragonfly" (1998), and both had been nominated for annual awards. Contents Foreword "The Finder". The school of magic is established on Roke island. "Darkrose and Diamond" (1999). The daughter of a witch and the son of a rich merchant love each other. "The Bones of the Earth". Ogion the Silent helps his wizard master deal with an earthquake. "On the High Marsh". A mysterious healer arrives in a remote village threatened by a livestock epidemic. "Dragonfly" (1998). This is a postscript to the novel Tehanu. "A Description of Earthsea" (reference material)