Kalessin, the eldest of dragons, brings a message to the people of Havnor.

At last, the King and his council know what they must do: travel to the beating heart of all of Earthsea.

Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel The Other Wind adapted by Judith Adams.

Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across twelve episodes.

Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea.

Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged.

Tehanu ...... Laura Elphinstone
Tenar ...... Nina Wadia
Azver ...... Narinder Samra
King Lebannen ...... Steven Robertson
Alder ...... Tom Vanson
Ged ...... Robert Glenister
Seserekh ...... Sabrina Sandhu
Thorion ...... Sam Dale
Tesla ...... Sean Murray
Doorkeeper ...... Stephen Hogan

Original music by Jon Nichols

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018. Show less