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A Wizard of Earthsea: The First Book of Earthsea (The Earthsea Quartet 1) by [Le Guin, Ursula K.]

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by Ursula K. Le Guin (Author)

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Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth.

Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk 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.

Length: 320 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English

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[This] trilogy made me look at the world in a new way, imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than the magic I'd encountered before then. This was a magic of words, a magic of true speaking - Neil Gaiman

The Earthsea trilogy . . . is a memorable exploration of the relationship between life and death. . . Ged, its hero, must face his shadow self before it devours him. Only then will he become whole. In the process, he must contend with the wisdom of dragons: ambiguous and not our wisdom, but wisdom nonetheless - Margaret Atwood

A Wizard of Earthsea reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago, and whose twists and turns have been handed down through generations of storytellers. It is timeless. . . . Le Guin's words are magical. Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it - David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas

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A beautiful hardback edition of the classic A Wizard of Earthsea. The perfect addition to any library. With illustrations by Charles Vess.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 885 KB
Print Length: 320 pages
Publisher: Gateway (27 April 2015)
Sold by: Hachette Book Group (AU)
Language: English
ASIN: B00VRT46BM
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7 August 2018

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The writing style of this book just didn't engage me. It read like a fable / bedtime story which meant it was always telling a story in a detached way. There was little development of characters, or world building which is a shame because I think the world itself and the magic system are quite interesting.
There just wasn't enough to hold my interest and have me wanting to continue the series.

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Lily Sharp

A Taoist parable cleverly disguised as a fantasy novel

8 June 2018

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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin follows the prideful young wizard Sparrowhawk as he discovers his magic, releases a terrible shadow, then spends a decade defeating the monster he created. A realistically flawed protagonist, great prose and moral lessons on overcoming the darkness within, pride, power and desire; a Taoist parable cleverly disguised as a fantasy novel.

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Lou

Enjoyable, but not as much as I'd hoped....

12 June 2018

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I know a lot of people consider this book a classic, but while I enjoyed it, I didn't *love* it.
Mainly, I just feel like I never really engaged with the main character Ged "Sparrowhawk". Arguably, his arrogance and desperate need to prove himself regardless of the repercussions is what drives the books plot, and perhaps younger readers may be more forgiving of this, but I found him to be impetuous, foolish, and directionless, and this lessened my enjoyment of an otherwise well-written and well crafted novel.

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BruceMc

It has some drama without reaching great heights. The wizard Ged swings from innocent to ...

17 May 2018

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In my opinion, this is a pleasant story. It has some drama without reaching great heights. The wizard Ged swings from innocent to over proud and overbearing to withdrawn and awed by most people. I liked this story and gave it 4 stars.

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Lovely classic

6 November 2017

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Lovely classic book. A little long and hard to read in places but I think that is more a symptom of our current world than of the writing style. Thank you Ms Ursula - if only such things as these were true.

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Chris Holmes

A Mature Author with a Great Surprise.

7 June 2018

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A real pleasure. A flight of fancy that captives; perhaps even enslaves.

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Unique style of writing

20 April 2018

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3 stars because I finished it, but it was a very different style of writing. It was like a long story being told by someone, making it harder to sink in to. But if you like that style you'll enjoy this book.

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