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A Wizard of Earthsea
The Earthsea Quartet (Related to this series)
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrator
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 13 December 2018
- Run Time
- 6 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
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 dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 4.5
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4.0 4.0
‘Around the campfire’ style of story
Addy 2025-04-13
Details
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrator
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Duration
- 6 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 December 2018
- ISBN
- 9781473226814
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Fantasy, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
- Rating
- 4.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Ged, the greatest 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 dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018
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