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Title details for A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin - Wait list

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rob Inglis
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Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award One of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time 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 secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous 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 magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."—Neil Gaiman
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Series: Earthsea Cycle Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781449881948
  • File size: 209969 KB
  • Release date: September 1, 1992
  • Duration: 07:17:26
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subjects

Fantasy Young Adult Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1150
Text Difficulty:8-9

Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award One of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time 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 secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous 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 magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."—Neil Gaiman
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Fantasy Young Adult Fiction
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