Description
The first book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition. Complete the
collection with The Tombs of Atuan, The Furthest Shore and Tehanu With
illustrations from Charles Vess ''[This] trilogy made me look at the world
in a new way, imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than
the magic I''d encountered before then. This was a magic of words, a magic
of true speaking'' Neil Gaiman ''Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it''
David Mitchell Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called
Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge,
Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow
upon the world. 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. ''The Earthsea trilogy . . . is a memorable exploration
of the relationship between life and death. . . Ged, its hero, must face
his shadow self before it devours him. Only then will he become whole. In
the process, he must contend with the wisdom of dragons: ambiguous and not
our wisdom, but wisdom nonetheless'' Magaret Atwood
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.