Pros: fantasy that transcends time, space, or description Cons: far more than a children's book
I think that some books in the world are waiting for us to discover them, perhaps for us to come to a time in our lives where we’re ready and receptive and can most enjoy them. That’s definitely what I think about this glorious series I’ve...
Pros: Simple tale, moving complex undertones. Great for all ages. Cons: Conless.
I would have to reflect that if there was one novel that can completely absorb readers at different stages of life for different reasons but with equal adroitness, it would be Wizard of Earthsea. I can personally attest to this, having initially read ...
Pros: excellent writing, interesting story Cons: theme might seem too familiar to some
Recently, the SciFi Network aired the original miniseries Legend of Earthsea, which my husband was bent on watching, and therefore, forced me to watch as well. Sensing my disdain, he assured me that the books he remembered reading when he was ...
Pros: clear and focussed storytelling Cons: none I can think of
About twenty five years ago I first sat down with this small jewel of a book as a young teenager with a head full of Tolkein’s hobbits, dragons and orcs.
Last week, with a head more preoccupied with applying for a new job and weeding the...
Pros: powerful story told in simple language Cons: none
Long before Harry Potter, a young boy on the backward island of Gont droves a marauding army away from his home with magical forces he barely understood. Thus begins the story of Ged, called Sparrowhawk, in Ursula LeGuin's world Earthsea. His...
Pros: Poetic style, unique high fantasy, deep characters and themes Cons: Debatably, it's too short!
A Wizard of Earthsea is the first volume in (what was originally) a trilogy by one of the genre's great writers, Ursula K. LeGuin. (A fourth book was added to the trilogy much later.) These books are a great read - both quick and absorbing. This...
Pros: Excellent story, memorable world, very fast paced Cons: I do wish it were longer.
"A Wizard of Earthsea" is the first volume in the Earthsea Trilogy (much later appended by a fourth volume.) When you pick up the book one of the first things you will notice is that it is short. In fact, none of the volumes in my well-worn...
A Wizard of Earthsea was probably the first "serious" fantasy book that I have ever read (followed promptly by Tolkien's Lord of the Ring). That was close to 9 years ago. Now, when I still periodicaly reread it, I can still feel the old...
This is the beginning book of Ursula Le Guin's "Earthsea" book series, one of the most cherished book series among young readers. This book was written in plain and simple language yet spins such imagery that old and young alike can enjoy it....
Decades before J.K. Rowling created Harry Potter and his Hogwarts chums, Ursula K. LeGuin introduced the world to young Sparrowhawk and the world of Earthsea. Although the Earthsea Cycle consists of a number of excellent books, this is the first and by ...
Pros: This is a great book about good and evil and coming of age. Cons: If you haven't read it yet, you're missing out!
A Wizard of Earthsea is the first book in the Earthsea quartet. In it, Le Guin tells the story of a land of magic and names. It explores the story of Ged, a young man who, after erring early in his life, searches for a way to set it right.
This is...
Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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