The tales of this book explore and extend the world established by the Earthsea novels–yet each stands alone. It contains the novella ‘The Finder,’ and the short stories ‘The Bone fragments of the planet earth,’ ‘Darkrose and Gemstone,’ ‘On the High Marsh,’ and ‘Dragonfly.’ Concluding with with an account of Earthsea’s history, people, languages, books, and magic, this collection also features two brand-new maps of Earthsea.