This is book 4 in Earthsea Cycle .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers .

Ursula K. Le Guin has won many Nebula and Hugo Awards, as well as a National Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Newbery Honor and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.