Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of The Tombs of Atuan

The Tombs of Atuan
reviewed on + 301 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1


Sequel to A Wizard of Earthsea, the second book of LeGuin's fabulous Earthsea Trilogy.

They took away everything. Home, family, possessions. They gave her a name. Arha, the Eaten One. They dedicate her life as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth. And set her down at the Place of the Tombs in the deserts of Atuan. Then, sudenly, a thief came to the dar, endless labyrinth of her kingdom, seeking the greatest treasure of the Tombs, the broen Ring of Erreth-Akbe. A young wizard, Ged...