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Nov 8, 2022
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About the book
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
'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
With illustrations from Charles Vess
'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
Editions (6)
ISBN9781473223561
PublisherBoxer Books
Publication Date06/27/19
Pages272
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
Price19.00 €
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- 5.0
Meiner Meinung nach ein Meisterwerk. Kein Wort zuviel oder zuwenig. Schön mal was neues Altes gelesen zu haben.
Sep 22, 2022
5.0Meiner Meinung nach ein Meisterwerk. Kein Wort zuviel oder zuwenig. Schön mal was neues Altes gelesen zu haben.
Sep 22, 2022
- 3.0
this book was published 1968 and the hero is a black man!! and 90% of the characters we encounter are black people/people of color!! I didn't read this book because if this fact because.. I didn't know. In the first chapters when people are introduced and I realized that there were white vs. black people I got really scared because well.. 1968? I made myself ready to dnf this after a few pages to due racist ways of describing those characters & the roles they would play due to their skin color. Well this did not happen at all, the characters were great people with great characters, morals and it was just great to read this. especially knowing the climate in which the book was published. #blacklivesmatterin my edition there is also an authors note in which she explains how/why she chose the black hero, etc. and the struggles "she had to face" by doing so. the book itself is not GREAT but enjoyable and I plan on continuing this series.
May 20, 2024
3.0this book was published 1968 and the hero is a black man!! and 90% of the characters we encounter are black people/people of color!! I didn't read this book because if this fact because.. I didn't know. In the first chapters when people are introduced and I realized that there were white vs. black people I got really scared because well.. 1968? I made myself ready to dnf this after a few pages to due racist ways of describing those characters & the roles they would play due to their skin color. Well this did not happen at all, the characters were great people with great characters, morals and it was just great to read this. especially knowing the climate in which the book was published. #blacklivesmatterin my edition there is also an authors note in which she explains how/why she chose the black hero, etc. and the struggles "she had to face" by doing so. the book itself is not GREAT but enjoyable and I plan on continuing this series.
May 20, 2024
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