Ursula K Le Guin

Tehanu Ursula K Le Guin

Brief Description: When Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Earthsea, returns from the dark land stripped of his magic powers, he finds refuge with the aging widow Tenar and a crippled girl child who carries an unknown destiny. Review Quotes: "New and longtime Earthsea fans will be drawn to these impressive new editions."Brief Description: "With a new afterword from the author"--Cover. Publisher Marketing: The Nebula and Locus Award-winning fourth novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin gets a beautiful new repackage. In this fourth novel in the Earthsea series, we rejoin the young priestess the Tenar and powerful wizard Ged. Years before, they had helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Together, they shared an adventure like no other. Tenar has since embraced the simple pleasures of an ordinary life, while Ged mourns the powers lost to him through no choice of his own. Now the two must join forces again and help another in need--the physically, emotionally scarred child whose own destiny has yet to be revealed.... With millions of copies sold worldwide, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere, alongside the works of such beloved authors as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Now the full Earthsea collection--A Wizard of Earthsea," The Tombs of Atuan," The Farthest Shore," Tehanu," Tales from Earthsea," and The Other Wind"--is available with a fresh, modern look that will endear it both to loyal fans and new legions of readers. Review Citations:

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 106 (EAN 9781442459960, Paperback)

Wilson Middle/Junior Hi Catalo 01/01/2012 pg. 100 (EAN 9781416509639, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 559 (EAN 9780689315954, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 (EAN 9780689315954, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 01/19/1990 (EAN 9780689315954, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 04/01/1990 (EAN 9780689315954, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 559 (EAN 9780553288735, Mass Market Paperbound)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 106 (EAN 9781442459953, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 559 (EAN 9780606048255, Prebound-Other)

Contributor Bio:  Le Guin, Ursula K Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born in 1929 in Berkeley, and lives in Portland, Oregon. As of 2014, she has published twenty-one novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry, and four of translation, and has received many honors and awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, and PEN/Malamud. Her most recent publications are Finding My Elegy: New and Selected Poems and The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories.