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Title:
Earthsea ; and, The left hand of darkness : two powerful BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations based on the bestselling novels
Alternate title:
Left hand of darkness
Series:
Summary:
Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking fantasy sagas form the basis of these two BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations. Earthsea is based on the first three books in the 'Earthsea' cycle. It tells the stories of Ged and Tenar, inhabitants of a vast archipelago where magic is part of life. Young wizard Ged releases a terrible shadow into the world and must risk everything to restore the balance. meanwhile, Tenar is taken from her home and family to become Arha, priestess and guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. Based on Ursula Le Guin's award-winning masterpiece, The Left Hand of Darkness is set on Gethen, a world in the grip of an Ice Age whose people are ambigendered -- both male and female, and neither. Genly Ai has been sent from Earth on the biggest mission of his life: to persuade the people of Gethen to join the Ekumen, a union of planets. But his task is fraught with danger. Ursula Le Guin is one of the most influential SF writers of the 20th Century, an dthese two dramatisations of her sieminal novels will immerse you in magical worlds rich with wizards, dragons, endless snow plains and perilous ice sheets. Among the cast are Lesley Sharp (Scott & Bailey) and Toby Jones (Dad's Army). Also included is Ursula Le Guin at 85, featuring the author in conversation with Naomi Alderman.
General Note:
Compact discs.

Earthsea originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra, 27 April-5 May 2015.

The Left Hand of Darkness originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 12-19 April 2015.

Ursula Le Guin at 85 originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 9 April 2015.

"For ease of listening, there are index points at regular intervals on this CD recording."
Contents:
Earthsea, parts 1-2 -- Earthsea, parts 3-4 -- Earthsea, parts 5-6 -- The left hand of darkness, part 1 -- The left hand of darkness, part 2 -- Ursual Le Guin at 85.
Physical Description:
6 audio discs (CD) (5 hours) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
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Publisher:
Penguin Random House Ltd.
Publication Date:
2016
ISBN:
9781785293412
Publication Information:
[place of publication not identified] : Penguin Random House Ltd. ©2016

℗2016
Call Number:
CDB LEGUIN
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