This is a very Campbell-based tale of the forces of good versus the forces of evil. It involves a coming of age for the young king-to-be and a quest. The good guys descend into the underworld in order to confront the evil wizard who is responsible for a sudden loss of faith above. They emerge from t...
[These notes were made in 1981:]. The young king-to-be and the old wizard set out for the end of the world to conquer the forces of darkness - not death, but the denial of death. It has everything - the initiation of the young man, a trip to the underworld, dragons, and a primal struggle between th...
I just read this again, and wanted to record my impressions. I think this is my favorite of all the Earthsea books. Or else it's tied with Stories from Earthsea. They're both excellent. I love Tehanu as a young woman. Though she's still someone who has been badly hurt, though that never has left her...
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