The Tombs of Atuan
core novel 1971 Earthsea Cycle
Record
| First published | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.14 (139,397 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 180 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780689206801 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Earthsea Cycle
- Series: Earthsea Cycle core; position 2 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Awards (verified)
- National Book Award (Children's Books), 1972: finalist
- Newbery Medal (Honor Book), 1972: honor
Notes
- First appeared in Worlds of Fantasy magazine, Winter 1970; first book edition Atheneum 1971.
- From the series record (Earthsea Cycle): Six-book cycle (5 novels + 1 collection), 1968-2001.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Earthsea Cycle: position 2 of 6: previous A Wizard of Earthsea (1968) · next The Farthest Shore (1972)
Sources
← Earthsea Cycle dossier · All universes
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