A Wizard Of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
A gifted but reckless island boy is apprenticed as a wizard, and after a prideful spell unleashes a shadow that follows him across the archipelago, he must undertake a perilous journey to pursue and confront it; through trials, solitude, and the learning of true names and balance, he grows from brash youth into a wiser, accountable sorcerer.
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- Published
- 1968
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160-220
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Wizard of Earthsea
- Czarnoksiężnik Z Archipelagu
- Der Magier der Erdsee
- El Mago de Terramar
- Erdsee
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