A Wizard of Earthsea

The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle. "The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." (Neil Gaiman) Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance. With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The Rings—but also unlike anything but themselves—Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature. They have received accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike. Join the millions of fantasy readers who have explored these lands. As The Guardian put it: "Ursula Le Guin's world of Earthsea is a tangled skein of tiny islands cast on a vast sea. The islands' names pull at my heart like no others: Roke, Perilane, Osskil .

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth, he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance. Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea novels are set in a world of tiny islands cast on a vast sea, including lands such as Roke, Perilane, and Osskil. This is the first novel of the Earthsea Cycle.

Limited to 250 copies only. The Deluxe Edition is over 224 pages and is letterpress printed on Arena Bulk Ivory 120gsm paper. The colour images are offset printed and tipped in throughout the book and includes an illustrated endpaper by Tom Kidd. The boards are a blackberry full goatskin skin leather with a illustration of Ged’s boat (the Lookfar) on the sea, heading towards Pendor inset into the front board. The illustration is letterpress printed on cream with gold foil-stamping. The spine is rounded with 5 raised bands, hand tooled in gold. Two purple leather onlay have been affixed to the spine and the books comes with a leather head and tail bands and a blackberry purple ribbon to match. The top edge has also been hand-sprayed in light blue with purple and gold flecks. The book is housed in a handmade curved slipcase covered in Wibalin Plum Buckram and is capped in the same Blackberry goatskin leather. The slipcase is lined with prune coloured suedel. There are 3-hits of foil stamping in White, Gold and Blue/Grey on the front depicting the mighty dragon Yevaud. The spine of the enclosure also has two colours of foil stamping. Each copy is handbound by Ludlow Bookbinders. All editions also feature a foreword by Ursula K Le Guin’s son Theo Downes-Lu Guin, and both Artist and Contributor are signing each copy. Pre-order Price – £X Published Price – £X This release is a pre-order and currently scheduled to ship Q4 2027