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Earthsea books in order

Ursula K. Le Guin

Earthsea is a series of 8 books by Ursula K. Le Guin: 1,205 pages in the 5 with a known length, about 22 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

8
books
1,205
pages in 5 of them
22 hours
to read those 5
45 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Rule of Names 1964 length not known
The Word of Unbinding 1964 length not known
1 A Wizard of Earthsea 1968 3.8 h 2 The Tombs of Atuan 1971 3.2 h 3 The Farthest Shore 1972 4.1 h 4 Tehanu 1990 4.9 h 5 The Other Wind 2001 6.2 h
Tales from Earthsea 2001 length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Rule of Names 1964 length not known

  2. The Word of Unbinding 1964 length not known

  3. 1

    A Wizard of Earthsea 1968 3.8 h

    The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle.

  4. 2

    The Tombs of Atuan 1971 3.2 h

    Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure.

  5. 3

    The Farthest Shore 1972 4.1 h

    A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.

  6. 4

    Tehanu 1990 4.9 h

    In this final episode of "The Earthsea Cycle", the widowed Tenar finds and nurses her aging friend, Sparrowhawk, a magician who has lost his powers.

  7. 5

    The Other Wind 2001 6.2 h

    In this final episode of "The Earthsea Cycle", the widowed Tenar finds and nurses her aging friend, Sparrowhawk, a magician who has lost his powers.

  8. Tales from Earthsea 2001 length not known

How much is left

After The Rule of Names about 22 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Word of Unbinding about 22 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 1, A Wizard of Earthsea about 18 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 2, The Tombs of Atuan about 15 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 3, The Farthest Shore about 11 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 4, Tehanu about 6 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 22 hours 6 minutes

5 of 8 books, 1,205 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

45 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.