A Wizard of Earthsea
Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power,...
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Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the 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.From the Paperback edition.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780553116090 (0553116096)
Publish date: November 1977
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 183
Edition language: English
Series: Earthsea Cycle (#1)
by Ursula K. Leguin The first of the classic Earthsea series by Ursula LeGuin. I probably should have read it long ago. It's a magical Fantasy about wizards and how they are trained in a land called Gont. Ged, the main character, distinguishes himself at a young age and comes to the attention of...
Another from NPR's Backseat Bookshelf. The rating is solely because I don't like high fantasy (I do like low fantasy). I'm pretty sure this A Wizard of Earthsea is good since most people who do like high fantasy like Le Guin and the Earthsea series. If I wanted long descriptions of fantasy worlds...
With all the hoo-ha regarding LeGuin's recent passing, I figured I should read one of her books to find out why she was so beloved. I think one of my kids might have read some LeGuin back during his adolescence. So, it seems this is to be the tale of a person born Duny, who is later named as Ged on ...
Au cours des derniers mois de sa longue maladie, le Maître Herbier lui avait enseigné une bonne partie du savoir des guérisseurs, et la première et dernière leçon de ce savoir était celle-ci : Soigne la blessure et guéris la maladie, mais laisse partir l'esprit mourant."On craint toujours ce que l'o...
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