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A Wizard of Earthsea: Earthsea 1

by Ursula K Le Guin
A Wizard of Earthsea: Earthsea 1

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ISBN10: 0547722028
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Le Guin is undoubtedly one of the greatest sci-fi and fantasy authors of our time. In this, her first volume in the Earthsea series, readers are introduced to Ged, a young wizard. Flawed by his pride, Ged unwittingly draws a shadow from the world beyond and must journey across Earthsea's archipelago to save himself from utter destruction. Read the series that has inspired thousands and discover for yourself the magic of Earthsea. Recommended By Alex Y., Powells.com

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"The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."--Neil Gaiman, author of The Sandman

In the first volume of this legendary fantasy series originally published in 1968, a boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

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.

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"The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."—Neil Gaiman, author of The Sandman

"New and longtime Earthsea fans will be drawn to these impressive new editions."—Horn Book

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PRAISE FOR URSULA K. LE GUIN

"She never loses touch with her reverence for the immense what is."—Margaret Atwood

"Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own."—Boston Globe

'There is no writer with an imagination as forceful and delicate as Le Guin's."—Grace Paley

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An exciting re-launch of the classic Earthsea Cycle, by fantasy literature legend Ursula K. Le Guin, winner of a Newbery Honor, the National Book Award, Pushcart Prize, and six Nebula Awards.

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The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle. The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream. (Neil Gaiman)

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world.

This is the tumultuous 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.

With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The Rings--but also unlike anything but themselves--Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature. They have received accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike.

Join the millions of fantasy readers who have explored these lands. As The Guardian put it: Ursula Le Guin's world of Earthsea is a tangled skein of tiny islands cast on a vast sea. The islands' names pull at my heart like no others: Roke, Perilane, Osskil . . .

The Earthsea Cycle includes:

    A Wizard of EarthseaThe Tombs of AtuanThe Farthest ShoreTehanuTales from EarthseaThe Other Wind

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Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guins A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous 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.

About the Author

Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. Over the course of her career she has published more than sixty books of fiction, fantasy, science fiction, children’s literature, poetry, drama, criticism, and translation, and is the multiple winner of the highest awards in several fields. Among her honors are a National Book Award, a PEN/Malamud Award for short fiction, five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, twenty-one Locus Awards, the Kafka Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband.

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Tom Swiss , November 24, 2022
A Wizard of Earthsea is, quite simply, one of the best fantasy novels ever written. I first read it when I was in elementary school four decades ago, and I still re-read it (and the rest of the Earthsea novels) every few years. It is not an action story. There are no swordfights, and only one duel between wizards. There's no royal family intrigue. It is something much more important than that: a story of self-discovery. This may make it a work ill-suited for our time, when SF&F is defined by Marvel movies and Game of Thrones in many people's minds; but it you're looking for something deeper, read this book.

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Kacey , February 08, 2014 (view all comments by Kacey)
I didn't really enjoy this book. The main character wasn't very likable and the ending was predictable and anti-climactic. The entire second half of the book was painfully slow and uninteresting. The book is written with a language that was often burdened with overly mysterious narration so as to be written from the viewpoint of a very wise mage. Descriptions and plot explanations were superfluously vague in an attempt to be profound. Did not really enjoy.

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myagwinn , October 01, 2013
I was very shocked to have read something like this, i am truly amazed by this books potential!

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780547722023
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
09/11/2012
Publisher:
GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL LTD
Series info:
Earthsea Cycle
Pages:
264
Height:
.70IN
Width:
5.40IN
Thickness:
.75
Series:
Earthsea Book 1
Series Number:
1
Age Range:
12 and up
Grade Range:
7 and up
Series Volume:
1
Author:
Ursula K Le Guin
Author:
Ursula K. Le Guin
Author:
Ursula K.Le Guin
Subject:
Children s Animals-Animal Stories-Mythical
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy

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