Ursula K Le Guin to publish Earthsea story in print for first time

The Daughter of Odren will be published in new omnibus edition of the much-loved fantasy sequence to mark the 50th anniversary of The Wizard of EarthseaA story from Ursula K Le Guin’s world of Earthsea that has never been published in print before is due to be released to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of her classic fantasy novel, The Wizard of Earthsea.The Daughter of Odren is a story of betrayal and revenge set in the world of Earthsea, in which Weed, the daughter of Lord Garnet, waits for the day she will have her father back. Published as an ebook two years ago, it has never been released in print before, but will be collected in the first ever compilation volume of all the Earthsea novels and short stories in autumn 2018, illustrated by Charles Vess. Related: David Mitchell on Earthsea – a rival to Tolkien and George RR Martin Related: Classic of the month: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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