inlibrisveritas
Written on Mar 8, 2018
Review to come
Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea cycle has become one of the best-loved fantasies of our time. The windswept world of Earthsea is one of the greatest creations in all fantasy literature, frequently compared with J.R.R. Tolkien's "Middle Earth" or C.S. Lewis' "Narnia." The magnificent saga begins with "A Wizard Of Earthsea," continues in "The Tombs Of Atuan" and "The Farthest Shore," and concludes with "Tehanu" --each book a treasure of wisdom, wonder, and literary wizardry. When she was still a child, Tenar was stripped of her name and family and dedicated as high priestess to the Nameless Ones, dark...Read more
Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea cycle has become one of the best-loved fantasies of our time. The windswept world of Earthsea is one of the greatest creations in all fantasy literature, frequently compared with J.R.R. Tolkien's "Middle Earth" or C.S. Lewis' "Narnia." The magnificent saga begins with "A Wizard Of Earthsea," continues in "The Tombs Of Atuan" and "The Farthest Shore," and concludes with "Tehanu" --each book a treasure of wisdom, wonder, and literary wizardry. When she was still a child, Tenar was stripped of her name and family and dedicated as high priestess to the Nameless Ones, dark powers of "The Tombs of Atuan." This is the tale of the young wizard, Ged, who came to the forbidden labyrinth to steal its greatest treasure--the Ring of Erreth-Akbe--and stayed to set Tenar free and lead her out of darkness.
- ISBN10 0689316844
- ISBN13 9780689316845
- Publish Date 15 November 1990 (first published 1 July 1971)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 163
- Language English
9780689206801
Hardcover
9780575013988
Hardcover
9780140306323
Paperback
9780606004428
Hardcover
9780553273311
Paperback
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Reviews
Review to come
bettyehollands
Written on Sep 24, 2017
Strikingly different from A Wizard of Earthsea, yet still enjoyable. I wasn't totally sure about what to expect with this book but I was delightfully surprised. While I felt the book suffered a bit from a rushed climax (I did end up reading most of it in an afternoon), Le Guin does a masterful job of storytelling, world building, and character developing. I almost wished I could read an encyclopedia of Earthsea and all its various and intriguing people but I'm happy to read the next book in the series in the meantime.
dokie80
Written on Nov 14, 2010
Like the first book, the beginning is quite boring. But it become more interesting, especially after Ged appear.
I get a...Read more
Some review said that this book is better than the 1st one, but i like the 1st one better.
Like the first book, the beginning is quite boring. But it become more interesting, especially after Ged appear.
I get a feeling that the 3rd book will be better than both the 1st and 2nd.
Like the first book, the beginning is quite boring. But it become more interesting, especially after Ged appear.
I get a feeling that the 3rd book will be better than both the 1st and 2nd.