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Darkrose and Diamond

Ursula K. Le Guin

First published October 1999
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Earthsea › Earthsea Cycle

Synopsis

Diamond's father expects him to take over the family business one day, learning about ledgers and negotiation. But Diamond also has talents for music and magic. Furthermore he's fallen in love. So many choices.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2000 Hugo Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
2000 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (20)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1999 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 1999 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 47
August 2000 The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 1
August 2000 The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 1
September 2000 The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press / SFBC Anthology
May 2001 Tales from Earthsea Harcourt Collection 107
September 2001 The Mammoth Book of Fantasy Robinson Anthology 30
October 2001 Tales from Earthsea & The Other Wind Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus 87
November 2001 The Mammoth Book of Fantasy Carroll & Graf Anthology 30
May 2002 Tales from Earthsea Ace Books Collection 113
October 2002 Tales from Earthsea Orion Children's Books Collection
November 2003 Tales from Earthsea Ace Books Collection 113
November 2003 Tales from Earthsea Orion Collection 107
September 2004 In Lands That Never Were: Tales of Swords and Sorcery from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Thunder's Mouth Press Anthology 311
September 2012 Tales from Earthsea Graphia Collection
September 2012 Tales from Earthsea Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Collection 132
September 2012 Tales from Earthsea Graphia Collection
November 2013 The Mammoth Book of Fantasy Robinson Anthology |30
August 2016 Tales from Earthsea Recorded Books Collection |3
2023 Tales from Earthsea The Folio Society Collection 120|3
May 2023 Tales from Earthsea Gollancz Collection 143