Learn About Ursula K. Le Guin's Predecessor to Harry Potter | Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

Explore the magical world Ursula K. Le Guin created in fantasy novel A Wizard of Earthsea.

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Watch to learn why Neil Gaiman thinks Harry Potter wouldn't have existed without Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea, a fantasy novel she published in 1968 featuring a wizard school.

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