Appearance
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
This is basically when Ged meets the mage and is taken to his castle and becomes his prentice. After the Kargs tried to hurt the village people that where Ged lived at and everyone tried to flee. His aunt taught him different kinds of powers here also. He used some of those powers to make some fog go away and almost died but the mage saved him and he became his. Ogion also gave Ged his name which was first Sparrow hawk.This brings me to chapter two. This is when of course Ged is now with the mage and is living with him as his prentice but wonders about it because the mage hasn't taught him any powers. He meets a new girl and she asks him to turn himself into another form and he runs home to look through hidden book to do the spell and the mage catches him and tells him that the girl was probably a witch. Ged confesses about what is troubling him and the mage asks him if he wants to leave or go to Roke and he chooses Roke! The mage is also known as Ogion.Chapter three and four are when Ged has arrived in Roke now and he goes to live with the Archmage Nemmerle. He is now there and he meets his friends Vetch and Jasper. They try to get him to do spells but he gets upset because he can only do illusions. This is a kind of turning point. It was spring time and Ged was studying with the Master patterner in the secrecy of the immanent grove. He didn't see his friends much. This is a time when he starts to become mad with jasper. He was sent home by the master and at the little party. Jasper was getting a lot of shine which made Ged very upset and Jealous.Chapter five and six are very interesting because Vetch and Jasper tried to get Ged to do some crazy and dangerous magic. Bring a dead person back to life. Ged did it and he brought back an evil force. A woman, she tried to kill him and everyone. Ged created a magewind to help move the ship. After that Ged traveled to Oskhill to go to court of the Terrenon to get a sword to fight shadows with. The Gebbeth escaped by going through a door of some kind.This part of the book gets very good because Ged awakes in a big bed and Hoeg was gone. Ged met a woman names Serret which was the wife of Benderesk. Ged refused to touch the stone and speak to it because it can work great evil. Serret wanted Ged to talk to the stone. Ged escaped successfully from the creatures of the Stone. Ogion gave Ged some advice, he said go back to the place where he was harmed. Read the rest! You will enjoy it!So this brings me to the end of the book, there is more I can say but I want to make this short. My group liked this book very much. We recommend it if you like the Harry Potter series. It's an easy book to read and it keeps you wanting more. We recommend this book to ages 13-16. Enjoy!
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
If you like fantasy, A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K Le Guin, is an enjoyable read. Le Guin creates a wonderful world of wizards, dragons, heroes and villains, where a young boy, Duny, grows into a man and a wizard. After saving his village from maurauders, Duny is given his true name, Ged, and leaves with the Mage Ogion to gain the knowledge to fulfill his destiny. When Ged's pride leads him to unleash the evil shadow, he must face himself and his fears to restore the balance he has upset.A Wizard of Earthsea is fun for those who enjoy entering a world where anything is possible, however, the story is predictable and at times tedious. Le Guin inundates the reader with the names of the various islands, mountains and seas in which the story takes place. It becomes rather like a Geography lesson as one follows Ged on his journeys. Le Guin is exhaustive in her descriptions and histories of the people and places that comprise Earthsea.Because A Wizard of Earthsea is at times a tedious read, I would not recommend it to readers who do not enjoy fantasy. For those who do, A Wizard of Earthsea, and the remaining books in the series, will be a pleasurable excursion into a world of wizards and magic.
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
Rarely that one finds a book so simply written, yet so beautiful. The characters are not larger than life. A wonderful few hours of escaping reality. A very enjoyable read.
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
It may sound crazy, but I first read the Earthsea trilogy when I was in sixth grade. I have read all four of the Earthsea books at least once a year since then and, when people ask me what got me interested in literature, so interested that I'm now studying for my PhD, I tell them it was this book. Enough said.
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
I have all four of the earthsea books, and have to say that the first one is the best. We are introduced to the major character in the series, Ged, and his beginnings to becoming an archmage. I remember reading this many years ago in high school and just being in rapture while reading it. The chasing of the shadow...very metaphorical. Although the next 3 in the series only get 3 stars from me, this one is definately a 4.
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1)
This series is fairly interesting. I would not recommend it for adults. I would recommend it for kids under the age of 14. The books are far too short, there is little plot or character development. Frankly I was disappointed at how the books related to each other, there were too many major gaps in the series. In reading a review that said: "If you liked the Hobbit you will love these." This is a poor characterization. These books are not even in the same league as Tolkien. They would be good books for kids just getting into fantasy, but for the veteran fantasy buff recommend Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series or Tad Williams' Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn or something of the like. The premise behind the plots of these books is good but is not developed well.