A superb four-part fantasy, comparable with the work of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, the Earthsea books follow the fortunes of the wizard Ged from his childhood to an age where magic is giving way to evil.
As a young dragonlord, Ged, whose use-name is Sparrowhawk, is sent to the island of Roke to learn the true way of magic. A natural magician, Ged becomes an Archmage and helps the High Priestess Tenar escape from the labyrinth of darkness. But as the years pass, true magic and ancient ways are forced to submit to the powers of evil and death …
- ISBN10 0140154272
- ISBN13 9780140154276
- Publish Date 28 October 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 February 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 704
- Language English