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The Tombs of Atuan
The Earthsea Quartet (Related to this series)
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrator
- Aysha Kala
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 17 October 2019
- Run Time
- 5 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
'Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David Mitchell
In this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her - home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan.
Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar's duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will Tenar risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain?
Critics Review
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The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream
Neil Gaiman
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Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it
David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS
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The Earthsea trilogy . . . is a memorable exploration of the relationship between life and death. . . Ged, its hero, must face his shadow self before it devours him. Only then will he become whole. In the process, he must contend with the wisdom of dragons: ambiguous and not our wisdom, but wisdom nonetheless
Margaret Atwood
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Book: Le Guin is a beautiful writer. A short coming of age story with so much world building and character development.
Narration: Clear and immersiveAddy 2025-04-21
Details
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrator
- Aysha Kala
- Duration
- 5 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 October 2019
- ISBN
- 9781473228702
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Fantasy, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
- Rating
- 5.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
'[This] trilogy made me look at the world in a new way, imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than the magic I'd encountered before then. This was a magic of words, a magic of true speaking' Neil Gaiman'Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David MitchellIn this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her - home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan.Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar's duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will Tenar risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain?
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