The other option of lean fantasy that still packs a punch is the original Amber series by Roger Zelazny. I don’t find it quite as classic as Earthsea but that original 5 book series is really quite excellent, and also very influential. I might have to re-read those soon. I have a memory that books 1 and 5 in particular are very very strong.
Edit: there’s also the original Black Company trilogy which we’ve discussed here recently.