The Farthest Shoreโ โ โ โ โ
Ursula K. Le Guin Magic is failing, and a young prince sails with the Archmage of Earthsea to seek out the cause and resolve the crisis. Itโs my least favorite of the original trilogy, but thatโs not a euphemism. Itโs still quite good, and thereโs so much in it worth reading.
The Word of Unbinding and The Rule of Namesโ โ โ โ โ
Ursula K. Le Guin The original two stories set in Earthsea, before Le Guin wrote the novels. Each stand-alone, each interesting both in itself and in seeing what the series and its themes grew from.