Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #4)

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Classics of high fantasy, Ursula K. Le Guin's three previous Earthsea novels--A "W izard Of Earthsea," "The Tombs Of Atuan," and "The Farthest Shore" --have been compared with J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and C.S Lewis' "Narnia" stories as being among the genre's greatest creations. Now the fourth and final volume, "Tehanu," brings to a conclusion the remarkable Earthsea cycle with a revelation of wisdom, wonder, and literary wizardry. Once she'd been a priestess, quest-companion to a powerful mage, a student of high magic. Then she gave it all up to be a farmer's wife on Gont, content to lead a simple life. But Tenar was not born to live her days in peace, away from great events. A dying wizard and an abused child were the first to call her back to the path she had abandoned. For the end of the adventure beckoned and Tenar would be there along with the dragons, mages, and the young king himself to share in the unforgettable fate of the kingdom known as Earthsea.

"A tale with the universality and dignity of legend . . . . Consummately imagines . . . . A grand conclusion to a revered cycle."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

• ISBN10: 0241138280
• ISBN13: 9780241138281
• Publish Date: 24 April 1997 (first published 28 March 1990)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 7 August 2002
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Imprint: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

Review to come

[dokie80]

less magic, more drama and romance, but still entertaining.. looking forward to read next book.