Books
Where to begin with Earthsea
Six books, a sea of islands, and a world that changes as you read. A simple route into Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea.
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A new chapter in the fantasticFantasy books,
Fantasy books,
stories, and the
people who
create them.
For the curious reader. The world-builder.
And anyone who’s ever disappeared into a book.
New perspectives. Old favourites. Other worlds.
Beyond the familiarAn invitation to wander ↗Pull up a chair
Browse the bookshelf From the reading room
Stories
Make room for a short story
A small reading ritual, a few reliable places to start, and the pleasure of a complete world in one sitting.
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Books
Reading Piranesi without a map
An invitation to pay attention to Susanna Clarke’s House, with a few questions to keep beside your reading chair.
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The Realms of Fantasy archive
Open the archive Some stories stay with us.
Explore the history, people and surviving references of a magazine that made room for the fantastic. A growing guide to its literary past.
For those who make worlds
At the writing desk
Art & imaginationA world in the margins
Look a little longer. There is more to an illustration than its first impression.
Take a closer lookLeave a little room for wonder.
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