Hello, all! In the spirit of the upcoming American Thanksgiving, we’re hosting a giveaway of some of our favorite books – the classic Earthsea cycle from Ursula K. Le Guin, newly repackaged with a mighty pretty set of shiny new covers.
About The Earthsea Cycle:
Earthsea is a fictional realm originally created by Ursula K. Le Guin for her short story “The Word of Unbinding,” published in 1964. Earthsea became the setting for six books, beginning with A Wizard of Earthsea, and continuing with The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea, and The Other Wind. All are set in the world of Earthsea. Each novel in the series has received a prestigious literary award, including the 1969 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction and the 1979 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for A Wizard of Earthsea, the 1972 Newbery Honor for The Tombs of Atuan, the 1973 National Book Award for Children’s Books for The Farthest Shore, the 1990 Nebula Award for Best Novel for Tehanu, and the 2002 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for The Other Wind.
For more about Earthsea, check out the official website HERE.
The Giveaway:
We have one set of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea cycle up for grabs! The contest will run until Sunday November 25 at 12:01am EST, and is open addresses in the US only. To enter, use the form below. Good luck!
86 Comments
Franki
November 16, 2012 at 12:39 amI just realized that I entered but it’s only for people in the US of A and I live in Canada… :'( … I could GO to the states… it’s not very far from where I am… 🙁
rhapsodyinbooks
November 16, 2012 at 4:51 amGreat contest! I think people have forgotten about Ursula Le Guin and she is so good!
Ana @ things mean a lot
November 16, 2012 at 5:13 amI wish I liked these new covers more, to be honest. But! If this gets more people reading the series, I’ll be happy. I always want to recommend The Other Wind to everyone because it’s so completely brilliant, but people aren’t too thrilled when I tell them they need to read five other books first 😛
Linda W
November 16, 2012 at 7:27 amLove this series. I already have all of these, but not with the new covers! 😀
Heidi
November 16, 2012 at 8:56 amCan I shamefully admit I’ve never read any Ursula Le Guin? I have a friend who’s been bugging me to read her for the better part of the last decade, but of course I have yet to comply. Head like a brick, this one.
Kate K.F.
November 16, 2012 at 9:21 amI’ve always wanted to read these books and only read the book of short stories from Earthsea, which I loved. This is a great giveaway.
Superbwg
November 16, 2012 at 9:43 amWow the whole set with matching covers, that would make a great addition to my bookshelf! I have a whole wall dedicateded to nothing but fantasy series (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of The Rings, Tortall, etc…)
Sylvia Sybil
November 16, 2012 at 7:52 pmI’m really happy to see this, especially given the atrocity of the TV adaption (not even attempting accuracy to the books… and then they lied and said the author approved the changes). Glad to see this great series getting better promotion.
erinf1
November 16, 2012 at 9:21 pmSounds fantastic! Thanks for the great post and giveaway!
Jenn
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Pearl
November 18, 2012 at 6:09 pmCool. I’ve heard of the Earthsea series but I’ve never read it before. Looks like a great fantasy series and the new covers looks amazing. Thanks for the giveaway and enjoy your Thanksgiving coming up.
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Nora-Adrienne
November 21, 2012 at 2:00 pmI would love to win this set of books. I own the first 4 of them and they are paperback first printings of the series. I’d like to seal them away and re-read the new ones. LOL
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