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A Wizard of Earthsea; the Tombs of Atuan; the Farthest Shore by Ursula K The Earthsea Trilogy: A Wizard of Earthsea; The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin Ebook The Earthsea Trilogy: A Wizard of Earthsea; The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore currently available for review only, if you need complete ebook The Earthsea Trilogy: A Wizard of Earthsea; The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore please fill out registration form to access in our databases Download here >> Hardcover:::: 422 pages+++Publisher:::: Science Fiction Book Club (2005)+++Language:::: English+++ISBN-10:::: 0739452711+++ISBN-13:::: 978-0739452714+++Package Dimensions::::9 x 9 x 6 inches++++++ ISBN10 0739452711 ISBN13 978-0739452 Download here >> Description: Exclusive 3-in-1 harcover book. Includes A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA: The windswept isles of Earthsea were famous for wizards, and the greatest of all was Ged, 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 deaths threshold to restore the balance.THE TOMBS OF ATUAN: Chosen to serve the Ancient and Nameless Powers of the Earth, Tenar is taken away from her home and family to become Arha, the Priestess Ever Reborn, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While learning her way throughthe gloomy Labyrinth that is her domain, she encounters Ged, a wizard come to steal the Tombs greatest treasure. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, a light as forbidden in the Tombs as wizards are in the Kargad Lands....THE FARTHEST SHORE: Ill-tidings have arrived on the Isle of the Wise: The springs of wizardry are drying up. Driven to seek the source of the trouble, Archmage Ged embarks on a perilous journey with the boy-prince, Arren. Their travels take them to a land cursed with a strange soul sickness, to an encounter with Orm Embar, the greatest of the worlds dragons, and into the realm of death itself. For if the balance of magic is not restored, darkness will overtake the world. Jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon. (422 pp.) Ursula K. Le Guins stories are always insightful and exciting, and her Earthsea series is a centerpiece of her work. Her young Wizard has a lot to learn. After a youthful mistake brought about by pride and competitive boldness, he reveals and builds personal strength by searching for, locating and taking in, the deep and dangerous darkness of his own that has escaped into the world. This volume follows him through a large part of his life and yes, there be dragons.. 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