Earthsea Cycle Books in Order
Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin contains 9 books, published between 1968 and 2018: 7 in the Earthsea Cycle and 2 related titles. The first book is A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) and the newest main-line book is Firelight (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1968–2018
- Confirmed
- 8 of 9 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,631 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 27–41 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,631 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Earthsea Cycle is the catalogue entry for Ursula K. Le Guin's fantasy sequence, with Ged recorded as a fictitious character and Earthsea as the imaginary place. Nine books carry Le Guin's credit, opening with A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) and reaching Firelight (2018). The Tombs of Atuan (1970), The Farthest Shore (1972), Tehanu (1990), Earthsea Revisioned (1993), Tales from Earthsea (2001), The Other Wind (2001) and The Daughter of Odren (2014) fall between them. Earthsea Non-Fiction and Earthsea Short Stories/Novellas are catalogued alongside. The median recorded length is 272 pages across seven measured titles.
How many Earthsea Cycle books are there?
Earthsea Cycle has 9 books, released between 1968 and 2018. 7 of them belong to the Earthsea Cycle, and 2 related titles sit outside it: non-fiction and short stories and novellas.
Earthsea Cycle Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Earthsea Cycle books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119682643/4
- 219701803/4
- 319722723/4
- 419902813/4
- 51993263/4
- 620012803/4
- 720013283/4
- 82014–3/4
- 92018–2/4
Do you have to read Earthsea Cycle books in order?
You should read the Earthsea Cycle in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (non-fiction and short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Earthsea Cycle book also stands alone.
Where to start with Earthsea Cycle
Start with A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), the earliest published book in the Earthsea Cycle.
What is the newest Earthsea Cycle book?
Firelight (2018) is the newest book in the Earthsea Cycle.
Is there a new Earthsea Cycle book coming?
No next Earthsea Cycle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Earthsea Cycle has won
Wikidata records 8 awards and 4 nominations for Earthsea Cycle. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Margaret Edwards Award2004Wonfor A Wizard of Earthsea
- Endeavour Award2002Wonfor Tales from Earthsea
- Locus Award for Best Collection2002Wonfor Tales from Earthsea
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2002Wonfor The Other Wind
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1991Wonfor Tehanu
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1991Wonfor Tehanu
- National Book Award1973Wonfor The Farthest Shore
- Newbery Honor1972Wonfor The Tombs of Atuan
- British Fantasy Award for Best Collection2003Shortlistedfor Tales from Earthsea
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2003Shortlistedfor The Other Wind
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2002Shortlistedfor The Other Wind
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2002Shortlistedfor The Other Wind
Earthsea Cycle at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Earthsea Cycle title on record is Firelight (2018), 8 years ago.
- Release pace
- Earthsea Cycle books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 1,631 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 272 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Earthsea Cycle books, 2 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Earthsea Cycle books are about
7 of the 9 Earthsea Cycle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 6 of 7 books
- Magic 6 of 7 books
- Wizards 6 of 7 books
- Ged (Fictitious character) 3 of 7 books
- Magic in fiction 3 of 7 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 7 books
- Earthsea (imaginary place) 2 of 7 books
More books by Ursula K. Le Guin
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Ursula K. Le Guin books in order 121 books