The Earthsea Quartet

Book 1-4 of the Earthsea Cycle series

This title includes: "A Wizard of Earthsea" "The Tombs of Atuan" "The Farthest Shore" "Tehanu"

Ged is but a goatherd on the island of Gont when he comes by his strange powers over nature. Sent to the School of Wizards on Roke, he learns the true way of magic and proves himself a powerful magician. And it is as the Archmage Sparrowhawk that he helps the High Priestess Tenar escape the labyrinth of darkness. But over the years, Ged witnesses true magic and the ancient ways submit to the forces of evil and death. Will he too succumb, or can he hold them back?

Genre
dragonsfantasyepic fantasyscience fictionadventure
Themes
diversity
Setting
germany
Audience
young adultchildrensadult
Length
epic · 691 pages

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