A Wizard of Earthsea
1968 • 240 pages

Ratings782

Average rating3.9

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A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.


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6 primary books8 released books

#1 in Earthsea Cycle

Earthsea Cycle is a 8-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1968 with contributions by Ursula K. Le Guin.

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A Wizard of Earthsea
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The Tombs of Atuan
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The Farthest Shore
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Tales from Earthsea
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The Other Wind
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The Daughter of Odren

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This is one of the kind of books that people shudder when they think of fantasy. To be fair, it is one of the precursors of this kind of stories.

It is a children's book and offers nothing worthwhile reading, just some standard young magic boy tropes.

Read 0:58 of 7:09 / 14%

June 13, 2016

There was nothing new in this book for me. Themes I've encountered before and the same old uber-powerful hero. On top of it all, everything felt rushed. A bit of a disappointment, this one.

July 7, 2010
January 1, 2007

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