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A Wizard of Earthsea
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A Wizard of Earthsea (edit title/settings)

by Ursula K. Le Guin (Author) (edit contributors)

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Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held... read more

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Ged, a young male child born in the poor village of Gont, shows inborn skills of wizardry, so he is sent to apprentice with one. Like most teens, he feels somewhat rebellious and questions many of the things taught him. One day, another of the wizard students taunts him, and he breaks the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Ged, a young male child born in the poor village of Gont, shows inborn skills of wizardry, so he is sent to apprentice with one. Like most teens, he feels somewhat rebellious and questions many of the things taught him. One day, another of the wizard students taunts him, and he breaks the rules regarding the uses of wizardry. He unleashes a dark force and must spend the rest of the novel pursing this darkness and making amends for his youthful mistake.

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  • “It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.”
  • “I traded all the sunlight and the cities and the distant lands for a handful of power, for a shadow, for the dark.”
    Ged

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  • Roke: Island of Roke contains the school for learning magic which Ged attends.

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The Island of Gont, a single mountain that lifts its peak a mile above the storm-racked Northeast Sea, is a land famous for wizards.

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This book is in Earthsea. (standard series)
This book is in The Earthsea Cycle. (standard series)

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  1. Ursula K. Le Guin (Author)

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Page Count: 264

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