A Tribute: Earthsea

[Kellerica]

This is a map I've wanted to make for ages.

The Earthsea saga by Ursula K. Le Guin has been among my favorite bookseries ever since I was a kid, and the massive archipelago of Earthsea is my number one favorite fictional world of all time. Le Guin's dragons, magic and ancient mystery make me fall in love with this place all over again every time I revisit it.

Obviously I was pretty devastated to hear of Le Guin's passing this January. She was an amazing storyteller and a master worldbuilder, and I doubt I will ever come across a place that speaks to me quite like Earthsea.

This is both a fanwork made purely for my own enjoyment and also as a small tribute to Le Guin and her work: this is my take on the map of Earthsea. I had so much fun making this, and I'm quite happy with how it came out. Also, if you thought I was done with the dark maps... oh what fools you were! This is probably the first time I've started making a map knowing exactly what colors I want to use when going in (usually I just cook everything up as I go along), since these have always been the colors I've associated with Earthsea in my mind.

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(Needless to say, © Ursula K. Le Guin - I own nothing but the artwork.)

Edit: replaced the map with a little larger version, as the first one turned out to be surpisingly small.