As strange as this may seem, I sought out a book by Ursula K. LeGuin because of one of those crazy online quizzes--this one in particular was supposed to determine which fantasy author's works I most "identified with." My result was Ursula K. LeGuin and I'm embarrassed to admit that I had never even...
I picked this book up because it was mentioned in the Modern Scholar lectures on Fantasy fiction (great lectures!). I enjoyed the story, but after listening to Tolkien recently, it didn't quite compare. Still, it's a great story that can be enjoyed by children and adults. What makes this a wonder...
Not much to say about this, it's a classic, and I've read it many times since I was a child. But today I was sick with the flu, so curled up in bed and I listened to the Harlan Ellison audiobook, with the author reading the intro and epilogue. I adore Harlan Ellison, not just as an author, he's abso...
Tolkien is famously quoted as saying "I wisely started with a map." Well, Ursula LeGuin drew a heck of a map. LeGuin's Earthsea world has enough islands to make a salad dressing. She obviously knows and cares for each of them. She LOVES her geography. Now, I like geography. I've spent hours poring o...
A very interesting and different fantasy book.I first realised half-way through the book that it was written in 1967 (my mum was only 4 years at that time!). So I think you could easily say that it is very controversial.The story is about Ged, who, in a very young age, finds out that he is a wizard....
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