Earthsea is a fictional realm originally created by Ursula K. Le Guin for her short story "The Word of Unbinding", published in 1964, that became more famous in her novel A Wizard of Earthsea, first published in 1968.
Ursula K. Le Guin built Earthsea. The fictional setting was for her short story "The Word of Unbinding" (1964). It was more popular than her book A Wizard of Earthsea (1968).