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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackEAN: 9780689845369 ISBN: 0689845367 Label: Simon Pulse Manufacturer: Simon Pulse Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: September 01, 2001 Publisher: Simon Pulse Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Simon Pulse Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Often compared to Tolkien's Middle-earth or Lewis's Narnia, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is a stunning fantasy world that grabs quickly at our hearts, pulling us deeply into its imaginary realms. Four books (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu) tell the whole Earthsea cycle--a tale about a reckless, awkward boy named Sparrowhawk who becomes a wizard's apprentice after the wizard reveals Sparrowhawk's true name. The boy comes to realize that his fate may be far more important than he ever dreamed possible. Le Guin challenges her readers to think about the power of language, how in the act of naming the world around us we actually create that world. Teens, especially, will be inspired by the way Le Guin allows her characters to evolve and grow into their own powers. In this second book of Le Guin's Earthsea series, readers will meet Tenar, a priestess to the "Nameless Ones" who guard the catacombs of the Tombs of Atuan. Only Tenar knows the passageways of this dark labyrinth, and only she can lead the young wizard Sparrowhawk, who stumbles into its maze, to the greatest treasure of all. Will she? Product Description: WHEN YOUNG TENAR is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away -- home, family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learning her way through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and together, he and Tenar escape from the darkness that has become her domain. 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: - on audioThe Tombs of Atuan is very different from A Wizard of Earthsea. It focuses on a young woman who has spent her life cloistered in the tombs of gods who she serves but doesn't know. Just as the reader feels completely miserable at the state of this disillusioned young lady, Ged (who nobody would describe as particularly cheerful or up-beat), arrives and brings with him a much-needed ray of sunshine, even though he spends most of the book under the earth. After Ged's arrival, things start to slowly ... Read More Rating:  - the tombs of AtuanThis is the second book of the earthsea cycle. The main character is not Ged the mage, but Tenar the first priestess of an old cult. It's an uncomplicated story about human feelings (particularly the coming of age of the main character, the crucial choosing of one's future and trust). The magic is present all through it without any extraordinary manifestations, such believable is Le Guin's wizardry. It's an easy reading that can be easily accomplished in a full day. This edition is a sturdy ... Read More Rating: - The IdIt's rare, but sometimes a novel will move me deeply. Neil Gaiman's London Underground spoke to me. Some of Paul Park's early works touched me. The Tombs of Atuan was a story that resonated with my life, and was powerful to me because of that. This, of course, is a book about tombs. We follow the heroine, a girl who has been eaten, whose un-name means, "The Eaten One." Her life was taken from her at an early age, and she is now queen of a cult of meaningless worship, mistress of ... Read More Rating:  - Not Free SF ReaderThe sequel to A Wizard of Earthsea is a little disappointing after the first book, and changes fairly significantly. It shifts focus from the mature wizard Ged, to a young woman. She is a member of a matriarchal cult, and they end up trapping and imprisoning Ged after he comes there on a mission. She has to come to realise what is more important. Rating: - It's the ways this is different that make it specialThis is wonderful novel, but it's not for everyone. A reviewer below mentioned this being a "swords and sorcery" novel. That's dead wrong, though. There's not a sword to be found in it, really. There is magic, of course, but it manifests itself in a very different way and at a very different tempo than true "swords and sorcery" novels. What I love about this are the very things that some readers - often male readers, I'd wager - don't quite like about it. I like the very many ways it's ... Read More 
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