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Ursula K. Le Guin

First published May 2001
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella
Series Earthsea › Earthsea Cycle

Synopsis

Wizards, witches, sorcerers etc. have different masters or none at all. Often they fight each other. People are suspicious of magic and often talents are discouraged from learning about the Art Magic. In this world Otter chooses between magic and ship building.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2002 Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2002 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Winner
2002 World Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (19)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 2001 Tales from Earthsea Harcourt Collection 1
October 2001 Tales from Earthsea & The Other Wind Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus 11
May 2002 Tales from Earthsea Ace Books Collection 1
July 2002 Year's Best Fantasy 2 Eos / HarperCollins Anthology 1
August 2002 Year's Best Fantasy 2 Eos / HarperCollins / SFBC Anthology 1
October 2002 Tales from Earthsea Orion Children's Books Collection
November 2003 Tales from Earthsea Ace Books Collection 1
November 2003 Tales from Earthsea Orion Collection 1
October 2009 Year's Best Fantasy 2 HarperCollins e-books Anthology
September 2012 Tales from Earthsea Graphia Collection
September 2012 Tales from Earthsea Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Collection 1
September 2012 Tales from Earthsea Graphia Collection
August 2016 Tales from Earthsea Recorded Books Collection |2
October 2016 The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press Collection 489
October 2016 The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press Collection
November 2016 The Found and the Lost Recorded Books Collection |489
November 2017 The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press Collection
2023 Tales from Earthsea The Folio Society Collection 3|2
May 2023 Tales from Earthsea Gollancz Collection 7