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Summary: Ýf there is wizards and dragon once lived in real world...
Review: You cannot find mighty wizards shooting balls of fire and lightning , demi-liches , dark elves , mad gods , utopic heroes or other fantastic cliches in this book. You can only find the story of goat herder who becomes master wizard of his world. What is the meaning of power? Shake the world with simple move of your hands? Ýncinerate thousands of warriors with one word? Ý think not. Power comes from heart. A people with good and strong heart can become god.Others can only 'think' they are god. This is the message of this book. Growing and staying pure even become the most powerful man in the world. Read and learn ,its the part of our way to power :)
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Summary: One of the best fantasy novels ever written
Review: I don`t think that there is much to say about Earthsea. If you love good sci-fi and fantasy you definitely must read this book. If you are a new fantasy fan you again definitely must read this book. And if you are not interested in fantasy at all, I would say you must read this book and see that fantasy is one of the best ways to understand our age and `us`.
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Summary: One of the all-time great fantasy novels
Review: Though obviously written for adolescents, this is a beautifully crafted story that should appeal to all thoughtful readers. In prose that is spare yet visually evocative and resonant with meaning, LeGuin creates an exterior journey of adventure that is also a deep personal journey toward maturity, with all the pain and loss, the failures and successes, and ultimate balance that such a journey involves. Her note-perfect narrative voice enhances the archetypal nature of Ged's quest for purpose and values. His journey takes place in a world as diverse as our own, for the richly envisioned archipelago of Earthsea contains different languages, remote islands and trade centers, rural folk and city sophisticates, cold lands and hot lands, wealth and poverty. Along with several powerful main characters, the novel has many nicely observed minor players and some charming animals, such as a little dragon the length of a girl's hand that lives in oak trees and eats wasps, worms, and birds' eggs. And of course there is the Shadow that Ged accidentally releases in a dangerous ritual, spurred by his own ambition, that goes terribly wrong. Magic appears only when needed, and the descriptions of it are very effective, such as when Ged creates fog to confuse invading warriors or transforms himself into the sparrowhawk that is his namesake in order to make a long journey fast. Beyond its exciting adventure and the theme of self-discovery, the novel is also about how language creates reality, for magic is controlled by language, and language dictates how individuals perceive themselves and the world around them. This is the best -- the purest -- of the four books in the tetralogy, which is saying a lot because all of them are good. Like each of the four, it is a complete story that doesn't depend on the others. My personal favorite among the other three is The Farthest Shore, in which an older Ged takes on a younger version of himself as a kind of apprentice.
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Summary: Don't let anyone fool you, this is a long cry from Tolkien
Review: As a devout Tolkien fan, I've looked long and hard for a book that can grip my imagination like any of the famous Lord of the Rings trilogy. I thought I'd found the cure to my fever when I purchased this book that was glorified as "a classic of high fantasy...compared to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and C.S. Lewis's Narnia stories." I was well disappointed.As I trudged through the story of Ged the boring one dimentional wizard who is always glum, I began to realize that I may never find a story that satisfies my need to replace Bilbo, Frodo or Gandalf. There is no development of other characters in Wizard of Earthsea. Only an agonizing depiction of a wizard who chases his shadow day after day. However, there is one bright light for this story (the reason I was able to give it 2 stars), it's well written. That in itself is a rarity these days. If you are looking for an engaging story, I recommend skipping the Earthsea trilogy and trying something fresh with George R.R. Martin's trilogy starting with A Game of Thrones. Although the tiny Earthsea books are easier to carry around with you than the mammoth Game of Thrones or Clash of Kings, you'll be much more satisfied in the end!
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Summary: Why do schools require these sort of books?
Review: This book kept trying to make me think about the power of language, the balance of good and evil,and being responsible. Because of those reasons, I wanted stop reading it at page34, but unfortunetly it was required for school. Why can't a book be both preachy and entertaining? The only time I sit down and ponder the theme of a book is when the story didn't need the theme and was just intresting itself.This book failed at that. The plot of this book is also lame. Its about a young powerfull wizard who unleashes something terrible unto the world and goes hunting after it. Nothing else happens except this part involving dragons.
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Summary: Classic fantasy
Review: This is one of the classics of the genre, and a mini-masterpiece that deftly avoids the weaknesses of all the overblown epics being published today. The story is unconventional enough to keep one guessing until the end, and the writing is quite beautiful. This book stands as a lasting example of how to write a meaningful, entertaining fantasy without simply being a Tolkien ripoff.
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Summary: This book changed my life...
Review: It may sound crazy, but I first read the Earthsea trilogy when I was in sixth grade. I have read all four of the Earthsea books at least once a year since then and, when people ask me what got me interested in literature, so interested that I'm now studying for my PhD, I tell them it was this book. Enough said.
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Summary: Returning Reader
Review: I read this trilogy when I was in eighth grade. The books were by far some of my favorites during my junior high years. I am now almost 30 and have enjoyed re-reading them. The stories are enthralling. I love that the wizard grows older and matures throughout the books. In the end he is wiser and so am I. Dive into the Wizard of Earthsea books. They are well worth your time.
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Summary: Are we reading the same book?
Review: I heard all these excellent reviews of Le Guinn's "Earthsea" books. I read it and thought, "Is this the same book that all these people have read?" It was stupid. I mean, it was better than anything Terry Goodkind and Terry Brooks could ever hope to write, but that's not sayig much. Then I re-read it to catch this big deep underlying theme. There wasn't any. Or, at least, not any worth reading. If your a fan of Tolkien, Lewis, Jordan, or Feist, don't waste your time on "EathSea."
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Summary: The first in amazing world of earthsea
Review: I have all four of the earthsea books, and have to say that the first one is the best. We are introduced to the major character in the series, Ged, and his beginnings to becoming an archmage. I remember reading this many years ago in high school and just being in rapture while reading it. The chasing of the shadow...very metaphorical. Although the next 3 in the series only get 3 stars from me, this one is definately a 4.
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