Margaret D. (Margie) reviewed A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) on + 99 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
One of the great fantasy classics. Ged goes to the island of wisards to apprentice himself. The school is very other-worldly. Ged meets very strange and powerful wizards and finds he must undergo a journey to death itself. The book has a terrific mystical feel and is very enthralling.
William B. (Acknud) reviewed A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) on + 82 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I found this a good fantasy beginning book but I really don't see what all the hype is about. It is the story of a young wizard coming of age. The characters and landscape are not fluffed out enough to get a good feel for them. Since this is a series I hope that the descriptions solidify in the next books.
JoAnn G. (bookwoman28) reviewed A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) on + 166 more book reviews
The first book in the famed "Earthsea" fantasy series.
Stephanie T. (Spiritweaver) reviewed A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) on + 33 more book reviews
This is the first book of the Earthsea Trilogy. Great story!!
Michelle S. (dogsrgreat) reviewed A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) on + 8 more book reviews
This cassette book is unabridged.
Lisa R. (lisareinke) reviewed A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) on + 123 more book reviews
Unabridged. Read by Ursula K. Le Guin and Harlan Ellison. Four audio cassettes.
Roy S. (RoyDS) reviewed A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) on + 117 more book reviews
Harlan Ellison, a renowned writer on his own, is a superb reader of this Ursula Le Guin classic.
Ged, the great 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 dreagon, and crossed death's threshold to resotry the balance.
