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A Wizard Of Earthsea

By Ursula K. Le Guin

Recommended By Elif Shafak

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Publish Date: 1968

Children’s book.

Ged ‘Sparrowhawk’ was born with a great power. Taken as an apprentice by the mage Ogion, he is told about the ‘equilibrium’, and how magic can upset the natural order if used improperly. But he will end up summoning a shadow which only he can drive away, and his quest will lead him to the farthest corner of Earthsea.

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