Tales from Earthsea is a collection of fantasy stories and essays by American author Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Harcourt in 2001.

[3] Two of the five collected stories were previously published, "Darkrose and Diamond" (1999) and "Dragonfly" (1998),[1] and both had been nominated for annual awards.

[3] "Darkrose and Diamond" was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1999.

In the original trilogy, Earthsea society in general and the practice of magic in particular are dominated by men.

Other stories feature strong and assertive women who in various ways challenge male dominance.