A Wizard of Earthsea

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Ursula K. Le Guin

The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Books of Earthsea. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world.This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings—but also unlike anything but themselves—Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature. They have received accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike.Join the millions of fantasy readers who have explored these lands. As The Guardian put it: "Ursula Le Guin's world of Earthsea is a tangled skein of tiny islands cast on a vast sea. The islands' names pull at my heart like no others: Roke, Perilane, Osskil . . ."The Books of Earthsea include:A Wizard of EarthseaThe Tombs of AtuanThe Farthest ShoreTehanuTales from EarthseaThe Other Wind

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Author

Ursula K. Le Guin

Pages

272

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2012-09-11

ISBN

0544084373 9780544084377

Ratings

Google: 5

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"A great introduction to the world, characters and cultures as one boy begins to train to be a wizard in the land of Earthsea, being taken under the wind of an experienced wizard to learn about the arts. Worth reading as this young man goes through a trail of his own making to come out a man of understanding!"

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Harvey F Smith

"Just a great novel, a lot of fun to read, highly recommended for all fantasy fans!"

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Jonathan Kent

"One of my favorite fantasy books of all time. A very important moral - Godspeed Ursula K. Le Guin."

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Greg Martinez

"A nice fable; great for a light read. You're given all you need to piece together the ending, and the world feels decently lived in. "

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Jean-Claude Paquin

"I feel that I would have loved this book as a young reader in the 90's. Now there are just better fantasy books to read. I did finish the book, but I won't continue with the series."

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Nate Hans

"I’m embarrassed to admit that this is the first time I’ve read this classic series. It did not disappoint: LeGuin’s lyrical prose style creates a mood of high medieval romance with an underlying note of menace. My only quibble is its pervasive…maleness. Given that the author was a pioneering female voice in fantasy writing, it’s disappointing that one of her most famous works has only 2 named female characters, one an untrustworthy schemer, and the second an idealized teen love object who only appears in the last few chapters. I know this was written in 1968, yet so was Dragonflight, the first in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragon Riders of Pern series, which features numerous fully developed women and girls in a similar fantasy world. It’s puzzling given what a feminist icon LeGuin became after writing The Left Hand of Darkness, which posits an “ambisexual” society."

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Lesley Williams

"These books would be all great movies, very profitable "

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"I think I would have loved this book. It's my style, but I had to read it as an assignment and it caused me a lot of anxiety. A lot of people who I know read it and loved it."

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Violeta Szilvagyi

"This is oddly both one of the definitive fantasy series and unique within that genre; a real classic. Few writers can tell as good a story as Ursula Le Guin, and none can do so in fewer words. "

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Phil Galligan

"Don’t read this if you don’t love extensive world building and struggle with prose! It’s a beautiful story, but not everyone will enjoy it!"

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Rachel Balsinger

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