Skip to content
Tehanu
EntityQ2261855· pop 16· linked from 227 articles

Also known as Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea, Earthsea, book 4

Tehanu , initially subtitled The Last Book of Earthsea, is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in February 1990 by Atheneum. It is the fourth of her Earthsea novels, written nearly twenty years after the first three novels. It was followed by further Earthsea stories, even though its subtitle initially proclaimed it as the last.<!--

Book · Open Library

Author
Ursula K. Le Guin
First published
1990
Editions
30
Subjects
award:nebula_award=novel, Ged (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Ged (Fictitious character), Fiction, Magic, Wizards, Earthsea (Imaginary place)

via Open Library

Key facts

Book.name
Tehanu
Book.image
Tehanu(1stEd).jpg
Book.image_size
175
Book.caption
Cover of first edition, with the subtitle The Last Book of Earthsea (absent from later editions)
Book.author
Ursula K. Le Guin
Book.country
United States
Book.language
English
Book.series
Earthsea
Book.genre
Fantasy
Book.published
1990 (Atheneum), 2012 (Saga)
Book.media_type
Print (hardcover and paperback)
Book.pages
226
Book.award
Nebula Award for Best Novel (1990), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1991)
Book.isbn
0-689-31595-3
Book.dewey
[Fic] 20
Book.congress
PZ7.L5215 Te 1990
Book.oclc
19975630
Book.preceded_by
The Farthest Shore

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Show 4 more facts
publication date
1990-03-00
title
Tehanu
subtitle
Maameren tarinoiden päätösosa
inception
1990-03-00
Sources (8)

via Wikidata · CC0

~10 min read

Article

14 sections
Contents
  • Background
  • Book
  • Plot
  • Major characters
  • Publication history
  • Reception
  • Analysis
  • Awards
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

Tehanu , initially subtitled The Last Book of Earthsea, is a fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in February 1990 by Atheneum. It is the fourth of her Earthsea novels, written nearly twenty years after the first three novels. It was followed by further Earthsea stories, even though its subtitle initially proclaimed it as the last. Tehanu won the 1990 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1991 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Ged, also called Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Roke Aspen, revealed as Erisen, a twisted mage and follower of Cob Kalessin, a dragon, the eldest Therru, a burned child, revealed as Tehanu, and a woman-dragon

=== Publication history ===

Gallery (7)

Connections

Categories