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Earthsea Reading Order
Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin has 6 main books (1968–2001). Start with A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) and read the numbered books in order.
Earthsea books in order
Your reading speed
- 3 h 35 min
- 3 h 2 min
- 3 h 54 min
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- 4 h 33 min
- 5 h 45 min
- 4 h 43 min
Main books together: 1,458 pages, about 25 h 32 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Earthsea: common questions
- How many books are in the Earthsea series?
- There are 6 main books in Earthsea. The most recent main book listed here is The Other Wind (2001).
- What order should I read Earthsea in?
- Read Earthsea in its numbered order: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, and so on. Tales from Earthsea is a story collection that Le Guin suggested reading before The Other Wind.
- What is the first Earthsea book?
- The first book is A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 1968.
- How long does it take to read the whole Earthsea series?
- The 6 main books add up to about 1,458 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 25½ hours of reading, or about 52 days at 30 minutes a day.