Too much fluff and interruptions.

Great voice acting, music and production value.

Since it was for radio way too many into and outro credits that repeated and broke up the flow.

The adaptation I think shortened the main story too much which made the plot hard to follow.

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Too abridged

I felt the voice actors did a great job. Really lovely getting to revisit earth sea with a cast that felt really well produced. The story was a bit too abridged, it almost felt like I was getting the spark notes dramatically read to me so that I would get the gist without much of the heart. Wish each text had been twice as long.

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misleading

it was good, and enjoyable. but I didn't buy it knowing that it was a dramatization of the stories. a lot of details were left out. still good, but not what I was wanting.

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Meh

Dislike the presentation and the fact that it’s “adapted” I just wanted the actual books read to me

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Beautifull performance

I love the cast, their lines and performance. I do not like how much has been edited out of the story. I do not believe I could follow the plot and story, if I had not read the books. But then I probably wouldn’t know and therefore not be dissapointed.

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Why didnt it say it was a dramatization

Inaccurate description....still entertaining if i had read these stories before...but thought it was the compete book series

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Too abridged

To largely label it as "the complete" and have it this adapted and abridged is a bit dishonest. I guess it is partially my fault for not seeing the clues before I purchased it though.

I prefer the books

Too abridged . I read it many years ago and don’t remember enough details to enjoy so much left out.

A wonderful return to a beloved world

If you know Le Guin, then you know these books: The high-fantasy brilliance of Earthsea and the trailbreaking, feminist science fiction of Left Hand are classics that need no introduction. I read both of them many years ago, and I was contemplating a reread of the Earthsea saga when I came across this BBC Radio adaptation. What a wonderful return to a world that I love! In presenting a condensed, compressed version of the books, these radio dramatizations hit all the right notes, with fabulous sound effects. Dragons speak in fiery hisses; they drop from the sky to land on rocky cliffs with a metallic sound of armored wings folding against steel-scaled bodies. You truly must hear it to believe what the sound-effects wizards have created in these adaptations: It’s so immersive, you are there amid dragons. The original music is perfect; the casting is perfect. Playing Ged at different ages are James McArdle, Shaun Dooley, and Robert Glenister, each actor breathing new life into a complex character. The Earthsea episodes fill the first six hours of this set, followed by about two hours of The Left Hand of Darkness. While the Earthsea adaptations satisfied my need to revisit those books, the very abbreviated Left Hand dramatization had the opposite effect: While I enjoyed it, it left me feeling that I must have forgotten a great deal of that book. My memories of it don’t quite align with the radio adaptation. I will be getting my old copy of Left Hand down from the shelf and rereading it. To conclude: These BBC Radio dramatizations are special pleasures and delights for those who know the source materials. If you haven’t read The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea books, however, you may find these adaptations confusing, because they are significantly condensed. The term “Complete” in the title of this set is misleading. It refers to the “complete” BBC Radio broadcasts, NOT to the books themselves. Those who approach this collection with that understanding will find themselves wonderfully entertained by a cast of performers who know their craft. Everyone here is a consummate professional.