Michael Powell, interviewed in 1981:
"Ten years ago, the first book in this trilogy—'A Wizard of Earthsea'—was published by Puffin in England. It got the most fabulous review in 'The Times Literary Supplement'. I liked the sound of it and went right out and bought it. I read it and could not believe that such a distinguished piece of writing was published by Puffin. That's not saying anything about Puffin but Puffin's for kids and this is by no means only for kiddies. It's for everybody. So I wrote a letter saying, 'It's great!' 'Who are you?' 'Who did the map?' and 'Why are you being published by Puffin?' This started a correspondence that went on for the next ten years. She published two more books in the trilogy. Each one was just as good as the other, so gradually when I gave up the idea of doing The Tempest in England—because people said, 'Oh Christ! Now he wants to do The Tempest! It's a good script but you know Micky Powell and you never know where it will end!'—I began to rough out a script on the Ursula Le Guin trilogy. Having done a few sequences, I summoned up courage and sent them to her. She was delighted with them. I said, 'In that case, let's do the script together.' We have done it so by correspondence. We have only met twice, once in San Francisco and Portland, Oregon where she lives. It's been a most happy collaboration and it's still going on."
—Films and Filming
"The first book [in the trilogy] was about a young wizard with great powers and the second book was about a young priestess who's caught in an old, moth eaten cult and they have to save each other. [Ms. LeGuin] agreed to combine the two books and we're very pleased with the result. We've just finished the final revision of it. And I hope the magic will spring out of the earth without any trouble."
—Twin Cities Reader
I am clearly in the wrong timeline.
"Ten years ago, the first book in this trilogy—'A Wizard of Earthsea'—was published by Puffin in England. It got the most fabulous review in 'The Times Literary Supplement'. I liked the sound of it and went right out and bought it. I read it and could not believe that such a distinguished piece of writing was published by Puffin. That's not saying anything about Puffin but Puffin's for kids and this is by no means only for kiddies. It's for everybody. So I wrote a letter saying, 'It's great!' 'Who are you?' 'Who did the map?' and 'Why are you being published by Puffin?' This started a correspondence that went on for the next ten years. She published two more books in the trilogy. Each one was just as good as the other, so gradually when I gave up the idea of doing The Tempest in England—because people said, 'Oh Christ! Now he wants to do The Tempest! It's a good script but you know Micky Powell and you never know where it will end!'—I began to rough out a script on the Ursula Le Guin trilogy. Having done a few sequences, I summoned up courage and sent them to her. She was delighted with them. I said, 'In that case, let's do the script together.' We have done it so by correspondence. We have only met twice, once in San Francisco and Portland, Oregon where she lives. It's been a most happy collaboration and it's still going on."
—Films and Filming
"The first book [in the trilogy] was about a young wizard with great powers and the second book was about a young priestess who's caught in an old, moth eaten cult and they have to save each other. [Ms. LeGuin] agreed to combine the two books and we're very pleased with the result. We've just finished the final revision of it. And I hope the magic will spring out of the earth without any trouble."
—Twin Cities Reader
I am clearly in the wrong timeline.
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