The souls who reside there have an empty, dreary existence, and even "lovers pass each other in silence". It is a realm of shadow and dust, of eternal night where the stars are fixed in the sky, and nothing changes. The Dry Land is where most people go after they die, with the exception of the Kargs. The most gifted are sent to the school on Roke, where, if their skill and their discipline prove sufficient, they can become staff-carrying wizards. Magic is an inborn talent which can be developed with training. There are weather workers on ships, fixers who repair boats and buildings, entertainers, and court sorcerers. Magic is a central part of life in most of Earthsea, with the exception of the Kargish lands, where it is banned. Le Guin has criticized what she described as the general assumption in fantasy that characters should be white and the society should resemble the Middle Ages. The people of Osskil in the north are described as having lighter, sallow complexions, while the Kargs of the Kargad Lands are "white-skinned" and often "yellow-haired". In the Archipelago "red-brown" skin is typical, while the people of the East Reach have darker "black-brown" complexions. Most of the people of Earthsea are described as having brown skin. In the southern regions of Earthsea, it can be much warmer. There is a yearly transition from warm summers to cold and snowy winters, especially on northern islands like Gont and Osskil. The overall climate of Earthsea is temperate, comparable to the mid-latitudes (over a distance of about 1,800 miles or 2,900 kilometres) of the northern hemisphere of the Earth. Weapons also include the use of wood and other hard, easily crafted metals. Technologically, Earthsea is an early Iron Age society, with bronze used in places where iron is scarce. The cultures of Earthsea are literate non-industrial civilizations and not direct analogues of the real world. The largest island, Havnor, at approximately 380 miles (610 km) across, is about the size of Great Britain. Earthsea contains no large continents, with the archipelago resembling Indonesia or the Philippines. The world of Earthsea is one of sea and islands: a vast archipelago of hundreds of islands surrounded by mostly uncharted ocean. In 2018, all the novels and short stories were published in a single volume, The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, with artwork by Charles Vess. Beginning with A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), The Tombs of Atuan, (1970) and The Farthest Shore (1972), the series was continued in Tehanu (1990), and Tales from Earthsea and The Other Wind (both 2001). The Earthsea Cycle, also known as Earthsea, is a series of high fantasy books written by the American writer Ursula K. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook Parnassus Press, Atheneum Books, Harcourt, Saga Press (US)
Fantasy, young adult fiction (first three books)
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