Tales of Earthsea I

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-25
Features: A fantastical journey through the Earthsea world, filled with profound meaning within boundless imagination. If you still have a sense of wonder, you should read it first. In this excellent trilogy, Le Guin created the "Earthsea world," filled with dragons and magic, which has replaced Tolkien's "Middle-earth" as the best place for adventures in other worlds. Earthsea is a world composed of vast oceans and countless islands. Magic is the law and driving force of this world, and wizards who master spells hold the power to change it, but they must also be cautious in maintaining the balance of all things. EarthseaⅠ contains two stories. In Wizard, Corwin is a poor shepherd boy born on the island of Gont, who is naturally gifted with immense magical potential. He attends a magic school, aspiring to become a great wizard. However, due to his youthful arrogance and reckless use of magic, he causes great disaster, and thus embarks on a long and arduous journey, engaging in a pursuit and struggle against evil forces. In Tombs, the young girl Tehanu is consecrated as a priestess of the sacred realm, a position of high status, yet she loses her self and emotional vitality, until one day, in the underground labyrinth, she sees a glimmer of light, which brings her a turning point in life.