A timeless classic
5 stars
A must-read in the collection of fantasy classics
Paperback, 691 pages
English language
Published May 21, 2012 by Penguin.
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.
A must-read in the collection of fantasy classics
Sweetly told coming-of-age story, that preaches Daoism as much as Daoism may be praught. I loved how it takes a very male story and turns machismo into a self-punishing weakness, but was also troubled by how even Le Guin wrote a story in which the women were all minor characters and very limited in what they could do. I gather later Earthsea books fix that, and look forward to them.
Great. Rich, evocative. The writing was a pleasure to read.