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Discover Ursula Le Guin's passionate and enthralling story of a young boy sent to a school of wizardry to learn the ways of magic in the opening quartet of the Earthsea story.'One of the literary greats' Margaret AtwoodA Wizard of Earthsea * The Tombs of Atuan * The Farthest Shore * TehanuGed is but a young goatherd on the island of Gont when he comes by his strange powers over nature. Sent to the School of Wizards on Roke, he learns the true way of magic and proves himself a powerful magician.Over the years and distances, he hones his craft and helps the High Priestess Tenar escape the labyrinth of darkness. But it is as Archmage Sparrowhawk that Ged witnesses true magic and the ancient ways submit to the forces of evil and death. Will he too succumb, or can he hold them back?'Le Guin's words are magical. Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David Mitchell'One of the greats. A literary icon' Stephen King'A colossus of literature, a trailblazer' China MievillePreviously titled The Earthsea Quartet.

Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering.But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease?In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Miéville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today's most distinguished utopian writer and thinker.

'One of the literary greats of the 20th century' Margaret AtwoodThe first book of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The island of Gont is a land famous for wizards. Of these, some say the greatest - and surely the greatest voyager - is the man called Sparrowhawk. As a reckless, awkward boy, he discovered the great power that was in him - with terrifying consequences. Tempted by pride to try spells beyond his means, Sparrowhawk lets loose an evil shadow-beast in his land. Only he can destroy it, and the quest leads him to the farthest corner of Earthsea.

One of the classic works of fantasy by renowned writer of the genre, Ursula K. Le Guin.'One of the literary greats of the 20th century' Margaret AtwoodAs a young dragonlord, Ged, whose use-name is Sparrowhawk, is sent to the island of Roke to learn the true way of magic. A natural magician, Ged becomes an Archmage and helps the High Priestess Tenar escape from the labyrinth of darkness. But as the years pass, true magic and ancient ways are forced to submit to the powers of evil and death. Including: A Wizard of Earthsea; The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore; Tehanu.

Rebel Voices: Disruptive Stories from Trailblazing Women - a new Puffin Classics collection, celebrating International Women's Day 2023'One of the literary greats of the 20th century' - Margaret AtwoodEarthsea: The First Four Books is a collection of one of the most beloved and influential fantasy works of all time. The series follows two main characters: Ged, who grows from an arrogant boy to one of the most powerful mages Earthsea has ever known; and Tenar, who escapes her fate as a child-priestess, and must fight for a life of her own.Filled with soaring, dangerous and beautifully-spun magic; evocative, sweeping settings; and extraordinarily vivid, emotionally complex characters, once read, the Earthsea series will never be forgotten.Rebel Voices is a new six-part Puffin Classics collection of strikingly designed, highly collectible books, written by female authors, and celebrating courage, rebellion, strength and inspiration.Praise for The Tombs of Atuan (book two): 'A classic of stealth-missile literature, a fantasy adventure that's actually a feminist horror thriller.' Entertainment Weekly

Introduced by R.F. Kuang'One of the major works of fantasy in this century' ObserverThis is a tale of wizards, dragons and shadows, played out in a world like and unlike our own, an Archipelago of imagined lands.When a young goatherd on the island of Gont uncovers his strange powers over nature, he is sent to the School for Wizards to learn the true way of magic. But as the boy's power grows, so does his arrogance. Tempted by pride to perform spells beyond his means, he lets loose a terrible evil into the world. Only he can destroy it, and the quest will lead him to the farthest corners of Earthsea.The island of Gont is a land famous for wizards. Of these, some say the greatest - and surely the greatest voyager - is the man called Sparrowhawk. This is his beginning.A Wizard of Earthsea has captured the imaginations of millions of readers since its publication in 1968, establishing itself as one of the most beloved fantasy classics of the twentieth century.'One of the literary greats' Margaret Atwood'Thilling, wise and beautiful... Every word is perfect' Guardian'Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David Mitchell

Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More''s Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering.But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease?In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More''s text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Mi�ville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today''s most distinguished utopian writer and thinker.

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation, based on the first three books in Ursula Le Guin's bestselling 'Earthsea' cycle. Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, 'Earthsea' tells the intertwined stories of Ged and Tenar. Ged is a boy from the island of Gont, born with innate magical talent and a reckless nature, who tampers with long-held secrets and releases a terrible shadow into the world. He must risk everything in order to restore the balance... Meanwhile, Tenar, a girl from the island of Atuan, is taken from her home and family to become Arha, the Priestess Ever Reborn, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. Deep within the Tombs, Ged and Tenar encounter one another and seek a way of bringing peace to the troubled archipelago. Ursula Le Guin's 'Earthsea' series have sold millions of copies and been translated into sixteen languages, and this epic dramatisation of 'A Wizard of Earthsea', 'The Tombs of Atuan' and 'The Farthest Shore' will take you deep into a rich fantasy world of sorcery, wizards and dragons. Among the cast are Shaun Dooley (Broadchurch) and Toby Jones (Dad's Army).

Segodnya Ged — velichajshij mag Zemnomor''ya, a v molodosti on bezrassudno rvalsya k mogushchestvu i znaniyam. Stupiv na put'', kazavshijsya samym korotkim i legkim, yunosha prikosnulsya k drevnej tajne, i po ego vine v mir proniklo velikoe zlo.CHtoby ispravit'' sodeyannoe, nado projti inoj put'' — dlinoyu v zhizn''. Riskuya na kazhdom shagu, preodolet'' nemyslimye prepyatstviya, izmenit''sya do neuznavaemosti, ponyat'' svoe prednaznachenie — i sojtis'' v reshayushchem poedinke s chernoj ten''yu.Cikl «Volshebnik Zemnomor''ya» prines ego avtoru mirovuyu slavu, i sejchas on stoit v odnom ryadu s takimi shedevrami fehntezi, kak «Vlastelin Kolec» Dzh. R. R. Tolkina i «Narniya» K. S. L''yuisa.

To, chto razumnaya zhizn'' samostoyatel''no zarodilas'' na Zemle, — naivnoe zabluzhdenie. Na samom dele my lish'' odna iz mnogih kolonij, sozdannyh progressorami s planety Hajn i na dolgij srok ostavlennyh bez prismotra. Odnazhdy vozobnovyatsya mezhzvezdnye puteshestviya i starejshie obitaemye miry, nash v tom chisle, vojdut v soyuz pod nazvaniem EHkumena. CHtoby upravlyat'' kosmicheskoj civilizaciej bez grubogo vmeshatel''stva v dela drugih ras, svyato soblyudat'' ehtiku kontakta i doveryat'' missiyu posla tol''ko tem, kto sposoben dostuchat''sya do lyubogo serdca.Voshedshij v ehtot sbornik roman «Obdelennye» — «prolog» Hajnskogo cikla — udostoen premij «H''yugo», «Neb''yula», «Lokhid» i «Prometej». Syuzhetnye ehlementy povesti «Slovo dlya "lesa" i "mira" odno» (premiya «H''yugo») legko proslezhivayutsya v fil''me «Avatar».

EHtot sbornik — eshche neskol''ko zagadok vselennoj Hajnskogo cikla: zakrytaya dlya kontaktov planeta v «Rokannone», zahvachennaya prishel''cami Zemlya v «Gorode illyuzij», neprimirimaya vrazhda kolonistov i tuzemcev v «Planete izgnaniya», unikal''naya fiziologicheskaya zavisimost'' obitatelej planety Zima ot lunnogo cikla v «Levoj ruke t''my». Neobychnye miry, udivitel''nye narody, sil''nye i strastnye geroi, original''nye fantasticheskie idei i prekrasnyj literaturnyj slog. Volnuya umy i zavoevyvaya mnogochislennye nagrady, knigi Ursuly Le Guin mgnovenno stanovilis'' klassicheskimi.

Polyubivshijsya millionam chitatelej cikl «Zemnomor''e» — ehto grandioznaya vselennaya, gde magiya tak zhe estestvenna i obydenna, kak v nashem mire fizicheskie yavleniya. Po ostrovam ogromnogo okeana, naselennym lyud''mi i drakonami, shchedrym na priklyucheniya i ispytaniya, hranyashchim velikoe mnozhestvo zavetnyh tajn, stranstvuyut udivitel''nye geroi, i niti ih sudeb spletayutsya v roskoshnoe polotno, imya kotoromu — ehpicheskoe fehntezi.«Zemnomor''e» prineslo ego avtoru mirovuyu slavu, i sejchas ono stoit v odnom ryadu s takimi shedevrami fehntezi, kak «Vlastelin Kolec» Dzh. R. R. Tolkina i «Narniya» K. S. L''yuisa. V ehtot sbornik voshli zaklyuchitel''nye proizvedeniya cikla.

EHtot sbornik — eshche neskol''ko mirov-zhemchuzhin iz ozherel''ya planet EHkumeny, iz proslavlennogo Hajnskogo cikla, sozdannogo neprevzojdennym fantastom-demiurgom. V predstavlennyh zdes'' proizvedeniyah Le Guin uglublenno issledovala temy futuristicheskogo rabstva («CHetyre puti k proshcheniyu» i «Muzyka Bylogo i rabyni»), uskoreniya tekhnicheskogo progressa cenoj gibeli tradicionnyh kul''tur («Tolkovateli»), upadka samoizoliruyushchihsya civilizacij («Odinochestvo») i ryad drugih, ne menee vazhnyh i interesnyh.Romany «CHetyre puti k proshcheniyu» i «Tolkovateli», a takzhe «povesti «Zakony gor» i «Den'' rozhdeniya mira» udostoeny premii «Lokus». Povest'' «Den'' proshcheniya» — memorial''noj premii Teodora Stardzhona i premii chitatelej zhurnala «Azimov», povest'' «Odinochestvo» — premii «Neb''yula».

Gorcy Verhnih Zemel'', na vid obychnye krest''yane, obladayut magicheskimi sposobnostyami, kak blagotvornymi, tak i opasnymi. No pri ehtom oni nikak ne mogut vybit''sya iz nuzhdy i zhivut v postoyannom strahe: chto esli odna iz semej obratit protiv drugoj svoj gibel''nyj dar?..Mirnyj gorod Ansul gordilsya svoimi bibliotekami, shkolami i hramami, poka ego ne zahvatili al''dy, fanatichnye varvary-demonoborcy. Schitaya kul''turu besovskim navazhdeniem, oni dazhe chtenie i pis''mo zapretili pod strahom smertnoj kazni. No cheloveku, kotorogo celyj god derzhali v tyur''me i uvechili pytkami, udalos'' sohranit'' neskol''ko dragocennyh knig…YUnyj Gehvir predvidit budushchee, no ne mozhet predotvratit'' katastrofu, grozyashchuyu ego miru — miru, v kotorom on vyros rabom. Obretya svobodu, kotoroj nikogda ne zhelal, on otpravlyaetsya v neizvestnost''…Voshedshij v sbornik roman «Golosa» udostoen v 2005 godu premii amerikanskogo PEN-centra, a roman «Prozrenie» — premii «Neb''yula» v 2008 godu.Vpervye v odnom tome publikuetsya vsya znamenitaya trilogiya Legend Zapadnogo poberezh''ya.