A Wizard of Earthsea Author:Ursula K. LeGuin Gont, the island famous for wizards... — Ged, the young wizard of the isles... — In his day Ged, called the Sparrowhawk, became both dragonlord and Archmage. His story is told in many songs, but this is the haunting tale of a proud, lonely boy in the time before his fame — It is a tale of wizards, dragons and shadows played out in Earthsea, a worl... more »d of numberless islands and vast oceans where mages, looking for adventure, wandered, working magic...The Earthsea Trilogy.« less
Classic in fantasy literature. Boy wizard, school of magic, quest to save the world from an unknown evil, speaking with dragons, magic-driven sailing. Published in 1968, she was ahead of her time.