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.įacing trials, recognizing the darkness in oneself, darkness vs. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world.
Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. I definitely recommend this enchanting fantasy for it’s character development and outstanding prose. Like many classics, you can’t rush the reading but should take the time to savor the words. Be prepared going in because if the reading palatte you’ve developed is more accustomed to thrillers-fast dialogue and punchy action-then this book will feel boring. This story is smaller, and the telling is slow and highly introspective, as if someone sat a long time in silence pondering before saying anything. This book is considered by many to be a classic fantasy, and it is but don’t go comparing it to the massive dramas of other authors like Tolkein. Read this book for the prose, for the quality of the literature, and Le Guin’s mastery over language and imagination. Conditional Recommendation: A gifted young wizard journeys to restore the balance after releasing an evil shadow into the world. 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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