Short story by Ursula K. Le Guin
| "The Word of Unbinding" |
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| Country | United States |
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| Language | English |
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| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
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| Published in | Fantastic |
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| Publication type | Magazine |
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| Media type | Print |
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| Publication date | 1964 |
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| Series | Earthsea |
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"The Word of Unbinding" is a short story by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in the January 1964 issue of Fantastic, and reprinted in collections such as The Wind's Twelve Quarters.[1] In this story, the Earthsea realm, later made setting of the novel A Wizard of Earthsea, was first introduced. Along with the story "The Rule of Names", this story conveys Le Guin's initial concepts for the Earthsea realm, including its places and physical manifestation, but not the characters appearing in the novels.[2]
- ^ "The Word of Unbinding". Internet Book List. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ^ Le Guin, Ursula, The Wind's Twelve Quarters, (New York, Harper & Row, October 1975), foreword.
