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 The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula Le Guin
Newest Review: ... lends the prose a mythical air. Succinctly yet vividly described, Earthsea is rendered with mostly imaginative descriptions, ... more  ... in flowing but never over-elaborate prose. Despite the short length of the books, the magical world is evoked brilliantly without filling pages with superfluous details. The storylines are pursued for the whole book with few distractions.
The first book tells the story of the one destined to be the greatest wizard of his time, Ged, also known as Sparrowhawk. "A Wizard of Earthsea" has the task of introducing readers to the world of Earthsea, accomplishing this through a coming of age story. Ged is introduce...more |
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The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula Le Guin: Earthsea Quartet (1525 words)
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The Earthsea Quartet compiles Ursula Le Guin's first four novels set in the Iron Age styled world of Earthsea. The first three books of the original trilogy were published over four years, from 1968 to 1972. A fourth book was released in 1990, erroneously subtitled the last tale of Earthsea but it ended up being the springboard for further tales. The four books are set in the known lands of Earthsea; made up of a central archipelago encircled by four polar reaches and the Kargad Lands. Areas outside the provided map are unknown; however a land of the dragons is speculated to exist in the far west. Earthsea is mostly populated by a dark-browned ... Read the complete review
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