It’s also one of the very few fantasy novels that succeeds in feeling like a legend.” “ A Wizard of Earthsea is one of the most beautifully written books in the English language. Unusual allegory or exciting quest, it is an unforgettable and a distinguished book.” Her way with words results in prose beautiful to read and to listen to. She is at home in the ancient world of rites and runes and ‘true names,’ the knowledge of which gives supernatural power of mage, wizard, and sorcerer, of feats of illusion and spells of changing. “It is wholly original, but it has the conviction of a tale told by a writer whose roots are deep in great literature of many kinds, including traditional lore and fantasy. "The magic of Earthsea is primal the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." The islands' names pull at my heart like no others: Roke, Perilane, Osskil. As The Guardian put it: "Ursula Le Guin's world of Earthsea is a tangled skein of tiny islands cast on a vast sea. Join the millions of fantasy readers who have explored these lands. 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. Le Guin’s Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature.
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.
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. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. "The magic of Earthsea is primal the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." (Neil Gaiman)
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