Winner of the Boston GlobeâHorn Book Award
Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
One of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
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.
"The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."âNeil Gaiman
Denise
10/01/2024
Definitely not my cup of tea. The writing style was distant and therefore felt emotionless. And that was also what happened when I listend to the audiobook: I was emotionless. I didnât care and I was bored. I literally fell asleep a little bit during the climax. The characters werenât interesting to me at all and the story just kept going and nothing intrigued me.
S
02/10/2021
Intriguing world and story, though not a fan of the style this is written in. Too much telling, too little warmth and humour.