[Sea Roads] Book List

"He went straight to the shelf and took down the two Lore-Books, which Ogion had never yet opened in his presence." - A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin, Chapter 2: The Shadow.

My inspirational book list for Sea Roads is as follows:

The Earthsea novels by Ursula K. LeGuin:

• A Wizard of Earthsea
• The Tombs of Atuan
• The Farthest Shore
• Tales from Earthsea, especially the short stories Finder and The Bones of the Earth and the article A Description of Earthsea.

I've chosen these specifically and not the later novels because I felt the trilogy pre-1975 was the best of the lot and the following two novels didn't speak to me as much as these did. However, I found myself enjoying the compilation Tales so I've added that book.

The Darwath novels by Barbara Hambly:

• The Time of the Dark
• The Walls of Air
• The Armies of Daylight

I like these Hambly books because they have a very similar flavor of wizards as Earthsea - a connection to spells, names and natural magic ability that I found very compelling.

Reference material:

• The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
• An Atlas of Fantasy

Both of these books are wonderful references, not only of Earthsea information but other fantasy worlds that will provide ideas for the setting.