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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 11, 2012

A Fantasy pick for readers exploring A Wizard of Earthsea.

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Who it’s for
A coming-of-age fantasy where the pursuit of power meets the harder work of restoring balance.
Themes
Power and its consequences, Testing and mastery, Restoring balance
Genres
Wizards & Witches for Teens, Epic YA Fantasy, YA Mythical Creature Stories

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About this book

The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Books of Earthsea. 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.

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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 Books of Earthsea include: - A Wizard of Earthsea - The Tombs of Atuan - The Farthest Shore - Tehanu - Tales from Earthsea - The Other Wind

Power and Balance

A coming-of-age fantasy where the pursuit of power meets the harder work of restoring balance.

Come here for

  • A young sorcerer’s reckless hunger for power and knowledge
  • Magic, an ancient dragon, and a shadow loose upon the world

Expect

  • A testing that leads from tampering with secrets to restoring balance
  • A mythic fantasy centered on power, knowledge, and consequence

Where it sits

Wizards & Witches for Teens67%
YA Mythical Creature Stories39%
Epic YA Fantasy38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Mythical Creature Stories
  • YA Classics
  • YA Fantasy
Authors
Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 11, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Power and its consequences · Testing and mastery · Restoring balance
Reading lane
YA Mythical Creature Stories