Pros: riveting and beautifully written with a brilliant heroine Cons: rather dark (but that’s not surprising)
As I’m finding pretty typical of Ursula LeGuin’s books, A Wizard of Earthsea ends with a minor cliffhanger: everything has basically turned out all right, but there’s still a big piece of the mystery left unsolved. So, my mind fired up by the ...
Pros: more about Ged, way better than the miniseries Cons: none
Of course, once I finished reading A Wizard of Earthsea, I wanted to continue reading about this world that Ursula LeGuin had created, especially since I was so pleasantly surprised by how different the books were from ...
Pros: Thoughtful, mature treatment of magic and magehood Cons: Oddly and unnecessarily targeted at teens. Surely wonderful for all!
Tombs of Atuan is the second book in the "Wizard of Earthsea" series. The novel, and the series, follow the life of Ged, who rises from Goatherd to Master Mage across the course of the series. This book is a beautiful read, a story of how the human ...
Pros: Good telling of Tenar's inner struggles, new facets to Ged's character Cons: A bit dark; slower paced than the first novel
"The Tombs of Atuan" is a very different book from "A Wizard of Earthsea" in many ways, not the least of which is its tone. Ged, now a very powerful and respected mage and Dragonlord, plays a pivotal, though no longer as central,...
Pros: Easy To Read Cons: Does not continue the story that began in the first book
In "The Tombs of Atuan", Ursula Le Guin continues her story of Ged the Wizard, also known as Sparrow Hawk. This book was written in the same simple style as the first book in the series, however the story line didn't appear to follow very well....
Setting the standard for high fantasy, this first installment of the EarthseaCycle trilogy is written by award-winning author LeGuin, winner of the Ne...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
General Fiction - From Ursula K. Le Guin winner of numerous awards including the National Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, five Hugos, five Nebula Awards...More at Barnes and Noble
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