Fantasy
A Wizard of Earthsea
Author Ursula le Guin
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Story
A dark tale of wizards, dragons and looming shadows. Ged, known as Sparrowhawk, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, takes part in a magical duel. Ged's spell goes horribly wrong and a shadow creature is released. This story follows his journey to releasing the creature that attacked him and that now resides within him…
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Why we chose it
Ursula Le Guin is recognised as one of the greatest fantasy and science fiction writers ever. With Earthsea she created one of literature’s most complete fantasy worlds.
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What a young reviewer said
It feels like you’re going on a voyage, everything is immersively described and intriguing. (Kirsty, age 14)
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First published
1968, Parnassus Press, Berkeley (USA)