Title: The Tombs of Atuan

Title: The Tombs of Atuan Title Record # 7654
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1970-12-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Earthsea Cycle
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Texts of the December 1970 one-part serialization and the 1971 book may differ. That is one explanation for Le Guin's sometimes-reported copyright "1970, 1971". Please see https://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/Author:Ursula K. Le Guin#The Tombs of Atuan for bibliographic notes about this title.

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Serializations

Year	Title
1970	The Tombs of Atuan [as by Ursula Le Guin]

Year	Language	Title
1974^ⓘTranslated by Frits Oomes	Dutch	De tomben van Atuan [as by Ursula Le Guin]
1976^ⓘTranslated by 清水真砂子 (Shimizu Masako)	Japanese	こわれた腕環^?Kowareta Udewa こわれたうでわ [as by アーシュラ・K・ル・グイン^?Āshura K. Ru Guin Aashura K. Ru Guin ]
1978^ⓘTranslated by Sven Christer Swahn	Swedish	Gravkamrarna i Atuan
1979^ⓘTranslated by Margot Paronis	German	Die Gräber von Atuan^?Die Graeber von Atuan
1980^ⓘTranslated by Françoise Maillet, revised by Michel Lee Landa.	French	Les tombeaux d'Atuan
1981^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	Os túmulos de Atuan
1988^ⓘ Translated by Mirjana Živković and Sonja Janoski	Serbian	Grobnice Atuana [as by Ursula Legvin]
1989^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Le tombe di Atuan
2002^ⓘTranslated by Carlos Grifo Babo	Portuguese	Os túmulos de Atuan
2004	Spanish	Historias de Terramar 2
2007	French	Les tombeaux d'Atuan [as by Ursula Le Guin]
2015^ⓘTranslated by Frits Oomes	Dutch	De tomben van Atuan
2017^ⓘTranslated by Vera Ribeiro	Portuguese	As tumbas de Atuan
2018^ⓘTranslated by กานต์สิริ โรจนสุวรรณ.	Thai	สุสานแห่งอาทูอัน^?Susān hǣng ʻĀthūʻan
2018^ⓘTranslated by Karen Nölle	German	Die Gräber von Atuan^?Die Graeber von Atuan
2022^ⓘTranslated by Heci Regina Candiani	Portuguese	As tumbas de Atuan

Year	Title
1970	The Tombs of Atuan (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Nomination	1972 Mythopoeic	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
Nomination	1972 Newbery	Newbery Medal

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Tombs of Atuan	1971-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum		$5.50^?$: US dollar	161	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Gail Garraty
The Tombs of Atuan	1971-07-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum		$5.50^?$: US dollar	161	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Gail Garraty
The Tombs of Atuan	1972-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz	0-575-01398-2	£1.25^?£: UK pound	160	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1972-02-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum		$^?$: US dollar	163	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Gail Garraty
The Tombs of Atuan	1973-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1974-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	0-14-030632-3	£0.25^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Smee
The Tombs of Atuan	1974-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum			163	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Gail Garraty
The Tombs of Atuan	1975-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	0-14-030632-3	£0.40^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Smee
The Tombs of Atuan	1975-09-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-08318-X / T8318	$1.50^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Tombs of Atuan	1975-10-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-08318-X / T8318	$1.50^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Tombs of Atuan	1975-12-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-08318-X / T8318	$1.50^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1976-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum	0-689-20680-1		163	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1976-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-10132-3	$1.75^?$: US dollar	146+ [1]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Tombs of Atuan	1976-07-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-10132-3	$1.75^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Tombs of Atuan	1976-12-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-10132-3	$1.75^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
Earthsea	1977-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz	0-575-02274-4	£4.25^?£: UK pound	191+ 160+ 207	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Tudor Humphries
The Tombs of Atuan	1977-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-10132-3	$1.75^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Tombs of Atuan	1977-11-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-11600-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Tombs of Atuan	1978-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	0-14-030632-3	£0.40^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Smee
The Tombs of Atuan	1978-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-11600-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1978-10-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-11600-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Earthsea Trilogy	1979-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Penguin Books	0-14-005093-0	£1.75^?£: UK pound	478	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Jonathan Field
The Tombs of Atuan	1979-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-11600-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1979-11-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-13594-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Tombs of Atuan	1980-05-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-13594-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1981-01-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-14946-6	$2.50^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Tombs of Atuan	1982-08-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-22807-2	$2.75^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Pauline Ellison
The Earthsea Trilogy	1983-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Penguin Books	0-14-005093-0	£2.95^?£: UK pound	478	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Jonathan Field
The Tombs of Atuan	1984-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-23903-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Yvonne Gilbert
The Earthsea Trilogy	1986-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Penguin Books	0-14-005093-0	£3.95^?£: UK pound	478	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Jonathan Field
The Earthsea Trilogy	1987-10-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	0-14-031766-X	£5.95^?£: UK pound	477	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Tombs of Atuan	1988-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	0-14-030632-3	£1.95^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Smee
The Tombs of Atuan	1988-01-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	G. K. Hall & Co.	0-8161-4430-3	$13.95^?$: US dollar	232	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1989-08-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz	0-575-03325-8	£9.95^?£: UK pound	160	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	David Smee
The Tombs of Atuan	1991-02-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27331-0	$4.95^?$: US dollar	146	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Anne Yvonne Gilbert
The Tombs of Atuan	1991-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum / Macmillan	0-689-31684-4	$15.95^?$: US dollar	163	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Margaret Chodos-Irvine
The Tombs of Atuan	1991-12-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Roc UK	0-14-015777-8	£3.99^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	1992-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	0-14-030632-3	£3.50^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Bergen
The Earthsea Quartet	1993-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	0-14-034803-4	£6.99^?£: UK pound	691	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	David Bergen , David Bergen , David Bergen , David Bergen
The Tombs of Atuan	1994-01-01	Ursula K. Le Guin	Recorded Books	0-7887-0067-7			audio cassette^?Cassette tape	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	2001-09-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Aladdin Paperbacks / Simon & Schuster	0-689-84536-7	$6.99^?$: US dollar	180	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Rebecca Guay
The Tombs of Atuan	2001-09-01	Ursula K. Le Guin	Aladdin (Aladdin Fantasy)	0-689-84535-9	$5.99^?$: US dollar	192	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Rebecca Guay
The Tombs of Atuan	2002-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Aladdin Paperbacks / Simon & Schuster	0-689-85203-7	$2.99^?$: US dollar	180	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Rebecca Guay
The Tombs of Atuan	2004-11-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Pocket Books	1-4165-0962-3	$14.00^?$: US dollar	x+ 180	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Earthsea Trilogy	2005-04-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-5271-1 / 1186299	$14.99^?$: US dollar	422	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Leo Dillon , Diane Dillon
The Tombs of Atuan	2008-08-11	Ursula K. Le Guin	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-2850-1	$14.99^?$: US dollar	179	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	2010-06-29	Ursula K. Le Guin	Recorded Books	978-1-4498-8120-7			digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	2012-09-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Turtleback Books	978-0-606-26907-0	$19.65^?$: US dollar	187	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Dominic Harman
The Tombs of Atuan	2012-09-11	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum Books for Young Readers	978-1-4424-5991-5	$8.99^?$: US dollar	187	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Dominic Harman
The Tombs of Atuan	2012-09-11	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum Books for Young Readers	978-1-4424-5990-8	$16.99^?$: US dollar	208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Dominic Harman
The Tombs of Atuan	2012-09-11	Ursula K. Le Guin	Atheneum Books for Young Readers	978-1-4424-8084-1	$7.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Dominic Harman
Earthsea: The First Four Books	2016-07-07	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	978-0-14-137053-8	£12.99^?£: UK pound	912	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Matt Jones (I)
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition	2018-10-23	Ursula K. Le Guin	Saga Press	978-1-4814-6558-8	$59.99^?$: US dollar	xii+ 993	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Charles Vess
The Books of Earthsea	2018-10-25	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz	978-1-4732-2355-4	£35.00^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition	2018-10-25	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz	978-1-4732-2354-7	£35.00^?£: UK pound	1008	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Earthsea Trilogy	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books		$5.25^?$: US dollar	182+ 146+ 197	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Pauline Ellison
The Earthsea Trilogy	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Penguin Books	0-14-005093-0		478	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Tombs of Atuan	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Aladdin Paperbacks	0-689-84536-7	$6.99^?$: US dollar	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Dominic Harman
The Tombs of Atuan	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27331-0	$6.99^?$: US dollar	146+ [1]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	John Jude Palencar
The Tombs of Atuan	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Saga Press	978-0-689-84536-9	$7.99^?$: US dollar	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Dominic Harman
The Tombs of Atuan	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27331-0	$6.99^?$: US dollar	147	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Jude Palencar
The Tombs of Atuan	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Puffin	0-14-030632-3	£2.50^?£: UK pound	155	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Smee
The Tombs of Atuan	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-0846-9	£3.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Tombs of Atuan	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-27331-0	$4.95^?$: US dollar	[10]+ 146+ [1]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Yvonne Gilbert (in error)
The Tombs of Atuan	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Recorded Books				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel

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Reviews

Review by Ted White (1972) in Fantastic, February 1972
Review by George Hay (1972) in Foundation, #2 June 1972
Review by Colonel John Bowles (I) (1972) in Vector 61
Review by Charles N. Brown [as by Charlie Brown] (1972) in Locus, #125 October 27, 1972
Review by uncredited (1973) in Amra V2n58, January 1973
Review by Richard A. Lupoff [as by Richard Lupoff] (1973) in Algol, #21, November 1973
Review by Judy Rosenbaum (1975) in The Science Fiction Review Monthly, October 1975
Review [French] by Eric Sanvoisin (1985) in Fiction, #367
Review by Bruce Gillespie (1991) in SF Commentary, #69/70