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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jul 23, 2002
Pros: fantasy that transcends time, space, or description
Cons: far more than a children's book
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 12, 2012
Pros: imaginative, emotive, lyrical, action-packed...did I forget anything?
Cons: nada
Summary: This is a tale of the deeds of the greatest of all wizards, the Archmage Ged, a tale of the days before his deeds were sung in all of Earthsea, of the days before he came to his greatness. This is the tale of how he became more than a mighty sorcerer. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 17, 2008
Pros: Wonderful, wonderful book.
Cons: None.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 24, 2006
Pros: Simple tale, moving complex undertones. Great for all ages.
Cons: Conless.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 21, 2005
Pros: excellent writing, interesting story
Cons: theme might seem too familiar to some
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 16, 2003
Pros: clear and focussed storytelling
Cons: none I can think of
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2001
Pros: Poetic style, unique high fantasy, deep characters and themes
Cons: Debatably, it's too short!
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 18, 2001
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!
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 23, 2000
Pros: Suspense
Cons: You can get tired of Ged's ignorance
Summary: A great novel by Ursula Le Guin of a tale from a world of imagination, filled with exotic lands, strange creatures and different types of people.
A Wizard of Earthsea takes place in the Archipelago that is populated by dragons, wizards, and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 20, 2000
Pros: A wonderful, thoughful tale
Cons: Not for jerks
Summary: (NOTE: this review is the first of three, covering all the volumes of Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea Trilogy. All three have been posted.)
I make it a point to reread the Earthsea Trilogy about once a year. And I know that whenever the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 28, 2000
Pros: can help in teaching about action/consequences
Cons: none
Summary: In this first book of the series, young Ged is apprenticed as a wizard. The story details his tests and trials which lead him to mastery of his craft.
Typical of LeGuin's style, A Wizard of Earthsea reads like an old ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 11, 2000
Pros: powerful story told in simple language
Cons: none
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 16, 2000
Pros: Good concepts, dialogue
Cons: Too short!
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2000
Pros: Excellent story, memorable world, very fast paced
Cons: I do wish it were longer.
Summary: "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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 1999
Pros: Very Easy to Read
Cons: None
Summary: 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. ... read more
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ISBN13: 9780553383041. ISBN10: 0553383043. by Ursula K. Le Guin. Published by Random House, Inc.. Edition: 68
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