Tales from Earthsea / The Other Wind

by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Earthsea Cycle (Collections and Selections — Omnibus 5 & 6)

On This Page

Description

Tales from Earthsea explores further the magical world of Earthsea through five tales of events which occur before or after the time of the original novels, as well as an essay on the people, languages, history and magic of the place. In The other wind the mage Alder is haunted by vivid dreams of his deceased wife who is lost in the land of the dead.

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

2 reviews
Started 2012/03/18
Done with "Tales From Earthsea"

2014/02/23
I read "Tales From Earthsea" somewhere around 2012.
So far I had not gotten around to reading "The Other Wind".
It might seem strange, seeing as I actually have this book. I suspect this is my way of postponing my farewell to the dearly beloved series. I'm quite familiar with this peculiarity of mine,yes.

2014/12/02
Yes, I'm done. Finally.
And it took me what? two years only? Bah! Humbug.


СОБСТВЕННО ОТЗЫВ

Итак, книгу приобрела где-то в далеком 2012 году и сразу взахлеб прочитала собственно "Сказания Земноморья", оставив "Иные Ветра" на потом.
"Потом" show more превратилось в "очень и очень не скоро", что (как я для себя уяснила относительно недавно) для меня характерно при прочтении прекрасных книг. Ибо я подсознательно стараюсь оттянуть момент прощания с полюбившимся мне миром.
И вот весь цикл прочитан.
Теперь по порядку.

Все истории замечательны, но больше всего понравилась история "Искатель" про то, как появилась Школа на острове Рок.

"Краткое описание Земноморья" интересно к прочтению и весьма познавательно.

А вот книга "На Иных Ветрах" вызвала неоднозначную реакцию.
С одной стороны - отлично написана, все сюжетные линии серии нашли развязку, мимолетно предоставлено кучу информации...
А вот восторга - нету.
Возможно потому, что я не почувствовала завершенности. Так словно не хватает последней главы или эпилога.
show less
Osa 5, Kertomuksia Maamereltä sisältää viisi novellia, jotka syventävät Maameren historiaa, esimerkiksi sitä, miksi kaikki maagit ovat selibaatissa olevia miehiä (heittäkääpä sivistynyt veikkaus). Kuudes osa, Toinen Tuuli kertoo ihmisistä, lohikäärmeistä ja (epä)kuolleista. Jostain syystä en muista juurikaan sen juonta. Onpas kumma juttu.

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

Picture of author.
491+ Works 166,877 Members
Ursula K. Le Guin was born Ursula Kroeber in Berkeley, California on October 21, 1929. She received a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College in 1951 and a master's degree in romance literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance from Columbia University in 1952. She won a Fulbright fellowship in 1953 to study in Paris, where she met and married show more Charles Le Guin. Her first science-fiction novel, Rocannon's World, was published in 1966. Her other books included the Earthsea series, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia, The Lathe of Heaven, Four Ways to Forgiveness, and The Telling. A Wizard of Earthsea received an American Library Association Notable Book citation, a Horn Book Honor List citation, and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1979. She received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2014. She also received the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award. She also wrote books of poetry, short stories collections, collections of essays, children's books, a guide for writers, and volumes of translation including the Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu and selected poems by Gabriela Mistral. She died on January 22, 2018 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Work Relationships

Common Knowledge

Canonical title
Tales from Earthsea / The Other Wind
Original title
Tales From Earthsea & The Other Wind
Original publication date
2001
People/Characters
Ged (Sparrowhawk); Otter; Anieb; Diamond; Dulse; Ogion (show all 14); Irioth; Irian (Dragonfly); Tenar; Therru (Tehanu); Arren (Lebannen); Alder; Princess Seserakh; Azver
Important places
Earthsea; Gont; Roke; Havnor
First words
This is the first page of the Book of the Dark, written some six hundred years ago in Berila, on Enlad.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Not yet," he said.

Classifications

Genres
Fiction and Literature, Teen, Fantasy
DDC/MDS
813Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English
LCC
PZ7 .L5215 .TLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres

Statistics

Members
135
Popularity
241,576
Reviews
2
Rating
(4.13)
Languages
English, Finnish, Russian
Media
Paper
ISBNs
3