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Summary: The Wizard Of Earthsea
Review: I think this book is a great trilogy because it is filled with adventure and excitement. This book actually makes you feel like you are there with the characters inside the story. I would recommend this book to kids between the ages of eleven to eighteen.
Ged was once known as Sparrowhawk in his youth. He was the greatest known wizard of all of Earthsea. He was a reckless child that was hungry for power and knowledge. One day he learned of a life-long held secret and had loosened a shadow upon Earthsea.
He also tamed an ancient dragon because the city was afraid of the dragons were coming to eat their life stock. They were starving because they had not eaten for years. When the shadow was loosened it was going to conquer everything until Ged found a way to defeat the shadow.
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Summary: Wonderful Book, wonderful narrator
Review: This is just a wonderful story, and it is masterfully interpreted and read by Ellison. I listened to this on my long commute each morning - and I found myself sitting in my car at the office parking lot....just to get a few more minutes of listening time!
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Summary: Just to help you figure this out
Review: umm... a couple of ppl don't get how ged knew the shadow's name in the end. The reason is because the shadow is part of him so in the end, ged just says his own name to the shadow and everything is happy again. thats why i rated only three because after all that suspense, i didn't get it in the ned and a friend had to explain it.Who knows? I could be a ditz and im the only one who didn't get it???? Neway, it's an alright book but the descriptions are really, really boring so i just skipped them, heehee! worth reading if u can be bothered
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Summary: An epic fantasy!
Review: The first few pages of A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA was all it took to get me into it.The culture ;the magic;
everything.The details in EARTHSEA'S politics weren't boring
; but rather interesting.The way magic works is unique and well thought out.I couldn't keep my face out of it!
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Summary: an amazing book!!!
Review: This is the story of a young boy named Sparrowhawk. His true name is revealed to be Ged, and he journeys to be trained as a wizard at a school. He becomes a rival with Jasper and a friend with Vitch. This rivalry results in the releasing of a strong shadow and the death of a loved one. He runs from the shadow for most of his life. He then chases it with Vitch to the ends of the Earth.
A great book, a story of hate and frienship, sadness and fear, an unbelievable outcome, and much more. I highly recomend this book to any fantasy or sci-fi fan.
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Summary: A Boring Read for Fantasy Lovers
Review: 'A Wizard of Earthsea' is a book I did not enjoy. It starts out with a young boy named Sparrowhawk who is later named Ged. This is the first part I did not like about it. He is renamed and not even his family knows his name because if somebody knows your name they have complete power over you, Ged was able to defeat the shadow because he knew its name. This made absolutely no sense whatsoever to me. He is then taken away to learn magic from a teacher who is a stranger, who is the one who named him even though, nobody knew the man. Ged was taken away by the man because he had learned magic from his aunt who was sort of strange. He was taught by her to call birds down from the skies. The next part that I didn't like was magic was more of a secret language than special powers. Rather than having to possess any kind of power you just had to say a secret word. I enjoy books with real magic. In this anyone who knew the word could do magic, I think the person should have to have a power. Ged then goes to school for magic where he becomes arrogant and flaunts his power. He is one day trying to raise the dead to prove himself, and ends up raising a shadow. That part I didn't like either, the shadow simply came out of a hole in the air, scratched Ged, and was chased away. I think the action scene could have been a little better, they could have had a huge fight and described the moves rather than a line or two or nothing. Another action scene was with the dragon, which was horrible because he killed them all in the same way, and then persuaded the mother dragon not to kill lots of people. Another part that was not well thought out was, in dragon speak you could not lie. It is impossible to have a language in which you could not say words because they were not true. The only good part was a big action scene of him running from a shadow through the woods. This part was full of suspense and you wanted to find out what happened. Then he finally got away to a castle (that he ran to) and was tricked and had to run from there. Then Le Guinn, the author, made a surprise ending, that the shadow was really the dark side of him. But being as this was a fantasy/ magic/ action book, there should not have been a surprise. Those are the kind of books that have a good side and a bad side (another bad part, Le Guinn didn't make sides she made a one vs. one battle). Usually the book ends in one final win it all or lose it all battle. This ended with him chasing the shadow (which was good) and saying its name. A book like this always ends in a real battle. All in all it was a slow read and I will never read another book in the series I do not recommend the book.
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Summary: One of the greatest
Review: Way back in the dark ages before the Harry Potter books were published, Ursula K Leguin's Earthsea trilogy was widely agreed to be one of the best fantasy series ever written. Like many others from my generation, I read "A Wizard of Earthsea" at least ten times. After recently picking up my old copy, I was pleased to find that the book stands up remarkably well from an adult perspective. LeGuin's writing is, as always, top notch. She uses a simple vocabulary and short, straightforward descriptions, and doesn't include very many big slabs of dialogue. Consequently, the book remains short (183 pages) and moves quickly from one event to the next. The ending is quite suspenseful. Actually, the entire book is quite suspenseful, and the brief conflict scenes draw you in and make you feel like you're in the middle of the action. The characters are another of the novel's biggest strengths. The protagonist, Ged, is a young wizard in training. During an attempt to show off his skills, he accidentally unleashes a shadow from the world of the dead and realizes that he must fix his mistake by tracking the shadow down and destroying it. LeGuin doesn't take the sledgehammer approach to characterization; instead, she lets us see Ged's personality and changes through his behavior. Unlike many other fantasy authors, LeGuin doesn't neglect her minor characters, and she develops the relationships between people with great care. The plot of "A Wizard of Earthsea" is very tight and well organized, with every major confrontation contributing to the overall meaning. A less talented author could easily have taken twice as many pages and not said nearly as much. The system of magic in LeGuin's world is more imaginative than in many other series, and she includes many episodes where Ged employs his magic powers in clever ways. Overall, LeGuin has the one thing that many fantasy authors lack: the ability to have fun. She makes "A Wizard of Earthsea" enjoyably for both children and adults.
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Summary: Never finished it.
Review: I had heard high praise on this book from many people, so I thought I would give it a try. I am always up for reading a new book, whatever genre it may be. I started reading it. The plot was a little vague to begin with, but I can name a few good books that have a slow beginning, so I gave it the optimistic approach and continued reading. But it never picked up my attention. I always felt disconnected from the characters and plot, and I never felt that I knew anybody's personality. Important people died and people cried and villages were saved and burned, etc. I just didn't care. I felt that this was the story of some random person that I didn't need to be reading. But don't let my review scare you off from reading the book. Different people have different opinions. You might see some entertaining prospect of the book that I have not found, so have at it. Happy Reading.
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Summary: I was blown away
Review: When I first read this book I was blown away by the power that Ursula K. LeGuin put into it. I found the characters very appealing and real. Also I enjoyed how fast the story was. The characters did not spend a lot of time on useless talk or stupid love affairs. It was straight to the point of the matter. It is a high fantasy classic that deserves to be shared with all. Ms. LeGuin rates up there with such authors as Tolkein and Anne McCaffrey. This was brilliant book that i would recommend to anyone of any age. I think its ridiculous that great literature such as this, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, C.S. Lewis, C.M. whitlock's The Price of Immortality and so on get classified as "children's books". They are books for everyone with imagination, who enjoys good story-telling, and interesting and unusual characters. They are tales, which leave strong images for years after reading, which make you want to go back to read again and again Recommended: The lord of the Rings and The Price of Immortality.
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Summary: A classic work from Le Guin
Review: This has always been one of my favorties. Le Guin creates an independant world where magic is truly real. The characters are well written and believeable and the plot depth is excellent. There is enough action and adventure to satisfy everyone, yet Le Guin weaves an environment complex enough for hard-line fantasy fans. Don't forget the follow up books, The Tombs of Atuin and The Farthest Shore. If you love Tolkein, you will enjoy these too.
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