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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackEAN: 9780689845338 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0689845332 Label: Simon Pulse Manufacturer: Simon Pulse Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 252 Publication Date: September 01, 2001 Publisher: Simon Pulse Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Simon Pulse Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Ursula K. LeGuin follows her classic trilogy from Earthsea with a magical tale that won the 1991 Nebula Award for Science Fiction. Unlike the tales in the trilogy, this novel is short and concise, yet it is by no means simplistic. Promoted as a children's book because of the awards garnered in that category by her previous work, Tehanu transcends classification and shows the wizardry of female magic. The story involves a middle-age widow who sets out to visit her dying mentor and eventually cares for his favorite student. Product Description: Years before, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan -- she, an isolated young priestess, he, a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him not by choice. A lifetime ago, they helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Now they must join forces again, to help another -- the physically and emotionally scarred child whose own destiny remains to be revealed. With millions of copies sold, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere. Complex, innovative, and deeply moral, this quintessential fantasy sequence has been compared with the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and has helped make Le Guin one of the most distinguished fantasy and science fiction writers of all time. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - one opinion...take it or leave itI had the pleasure of reading the entire cycle from A Wizard of Earthsea through to The Other Wind in a two month period. Apparently for some people, having to wait several years between the end of The Farthest Shore and Tehanu gave them time to build up rather unrealistic expectations of what Ursula K Le Guin should have written. The first three books were not exclusively about Ged. Indeed, he was the central character but the books were really about Earthsea itself, and why not continue the cycle ... Read More Rating:  - Disappointment.It took me three tries to get passed page 27 of "A Wizard of Earthsea," but once I did, I was hooked. Especially by the second book in the series. The third book sucked me in just as easily as the second. Unfortunately, I read the fourth book. Kirkus Reviews called it ".. A grand conclusion to a revered cycle." Obviously, whoever wrote the review has no idea what plot, climax, consistency, etc mean. This book was a complete disappointment. I have to admit, I was sucked in ... Read More Rating: - Trying to pretend, that this book does not existWho said that the Earthsea Trilogy is for children??? It's full of universal truths, like learning to be silent in order to hear (just try it, if it sounds trivial), or like the importance of cognition (it's not important, if the herb is useful, it's much more important to know it's essence, explains Ogion). And so on, and so on. I truly do not believe that any 9-year old would be capable to see beyond dragons and understand one tenth of it. Or understand anything of "The Tombs of Atuan", including the ... Read More Rating: - Why?Before reading the fourth book in the Earthsea "cycle", I was aware of the opinions of many who had already read this book. Quite frankly, I was hoping that I would disagree with those who were disappointed in "Tehanu". But try as I might, I failed to see the beauty in this "continuation" of what HAD been one of the greatest trilogies written. Quite simply, "Tehanu" lacks the conciseness and mystery of the previous books. While I could - perhaps - forgive Le Guin for her decision to tear ... Read More Rating:  - Social Roles DefinedThe first three books in the Earthsea series are surface reads, which is, after all, not surprising considering they were written for children. Tehanu, however, is written at a slightly higher level and, consequently, contains deeper levels of development. For Tehanu - the main thread discussed is not, as so many reviewers hone in on, women's rights per se, but the aspect of gender roles in society. One must remember, Le Guin is the daughter of a rather famous and ground breaking anthropologist - she would ... Read More 
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