A Wizard of Earthsea

A Wizard of Earthsea, written in 1968, is the first of a series of books that are written by Ursula K. Le Guin and set in the fantasy world called Earthsea. The series is about a wizard named Ged. This book won the 1979 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Cover of first edition (hardcover)
Author	Ursula K. Le Guin
Illustrator	Ruth Robbins
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	The Earthsea Cycle
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Parnassus Press
Publication date	1968
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	205
ISBN	0-395-27653-5
OCLC	1210
Followed by	The Tombs of Atuan

A mini-series based on A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan was created on the Sci Fi Channel. Le Guin has said that she was not happy with the mini-series.^[1]