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    A Wizard of Earthsea
    A Wizard of Earthsea
    A Wizard of Earthsea
    Audiobook7 hours

    A Wizard of Earthsea

    Written by Ursula K. Le Guin

    Narrated by Rob Inglis

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    Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
    Winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
    One of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time

    Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous 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.

    "The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."—Neil Gaiman
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 24, 2009
    ISBN9781436143837
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    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author whose body of work includes twenty-three novels, twelve volumes of short stories, eleven volumes of poetry, thirteen children’s books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, and SFWA’s Grand Master, along with the PEN/Malamud and many other awards. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 she joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.

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    • 3/5
      I zoomed put a lot during this reading, you should try a higher speed - maybe that will help.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this performance. It lives up to the greatness of Ursula K Le Guin’s work

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    • 5/5
      Fun story of my childhood, still fun to listen to.

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    • 5/5
      classical fantasy, yet so original. one of my favorite and a masterpiece

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    • 5/5
      Great book! Not much to say only if you like fantasy LOTR style this is a great book with its own great world and main character
    • 3/5
      Classic children's story. Moved too quickly for me, but good characters and an unexpected twist.
    • 4/5
      Great narrator for a fantasy classic, although I found the story to be lagging at times
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed it a lot, good pacing good world building, characters and overall a great fantasy book
    • 4/5
      Very enjoyable. I would have loved this as a teenager!
    • 5/5
      Really wonderful book to listen to. It's like listening to beautiful poetry all along the magnificent story.
    • 5/5
      A childhood favourite that shines anew everytime I come back.
    • 5/5
      Amazing fantasy novel for YA readers. I seldom or barley read Ya fantasy novel but this was a must. I know that a lot of writers like Neil gaiman and others include them in their fav novel list. So I decided to pick it up " I did hybrid read +audio book". The fact that Rob Inglis narrated the series made me more excited to check it out. Now I understand why this novel is in the 100 best fantasy novels list and it definitely has inspired a lot of writers and starwars! . This novel is not just for YA readers but for adults as well.
    • 2/5
      I was really interested in the book and tried to make it through. But , sorry to say this, the narrator is so incredibly boring, that I gave up. I tried several times. But it´s like your grandpa would be really tired and still try to read you a good - night -story with a lot of effort. Maybe I will read it at some point, but somehow it´s spoiled now. cheers
    • 5/5
      Absolute classic! It's been too long since I read this, great to listen to it. The narrator did a fantastic job.