A Wizard of Earthsea
The First Book of Earthsea
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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was 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 death's threshold to restore the balance.
Read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-21
Good
It's a nice story, good telling, slow to start but this also the beginning of the series so I'm interested in seeing how it goes.
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- Stacy Danika Alcantara-Garcia
- 24-12-20
Great wisdom from this book...
Would have enjoye it more if the narration were better. A bit disappointed and will be returning this.
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- Doctorludo
- 09-04-22
Excellent story elevated by an amazing reader
I had heard of these stories but never tried them. Picked this up on curiosity. Brilliant writing, compelling narrative. Definitely stands the test of time.
Kobna Holdbrook Smith’s narration is also brilliant; characterful and powerful. This the first time a reader has made me prefer the audiobook over a hard copy.
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- Peter Cox
- 18-06-23
Brilliant reading of a great book!
Narrator slapped! Story was great with engaging characters. Writing style prevented me from really getting hooked as the story was told in broad strokes, I would have liked a little more filler and character interactions to get to really know the characters. This was likely the authors intent though as the story is written like a parable with characters really only presenting their surface characteristics. Despite this though I found myself really looking forward to seeing what happened next and can't wait to read the next installment!
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- Anonymous
- 06-12-23
A master work
This is a masterful and inspired work. Beneath the beautifully told story and wonderful writing it feels like there is a deep wisdom and truth being expressed. Ursula K. Le Guin connected with a rare understanding of life and the universe, and it comes through in this magically woven tale. Thank you Ursula ❤️🔥
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- Anonymous User
- 05-03-24
Outstanding Narration
Outstanding narration of one of my favourite books. Absolutely perfect pace and characterisations from start to finish!
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- Dr Ward
- 08-01-19
My first experience of Earthsea, truly excellent.
Amazing tale of being human, of facing our fears and of mastering them. A remarkable work and why I have only come to it aged 41 I do not know.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-12-19
Reputation well deserved
Le Guin can take a relatively concise description and score it on your brain indelibly. This is fantasy of the highest calibre.
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- David A. Farnell
- 15-12-22
The Tao: dark and light in balance
This is one of my favorite books, easily one of the best fantasy novels ever written, and brought to life beautifully by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. Highly recommended.
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- A J Casey
- 30-11-22
Rediscovering a Childhood story
read the book as a child. rediscovering the story was good as I had forget elements of the tale.
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