EARTHSEA: The First Four Books

Discover the late Ursula Le Guin's passionate and enthralling story of a young boy sent to a school of wizardry to learn the ways of magic in the opening quartet of the Earthsea story. One of the literary greats, the collection features: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore and Tehanu. Ged is but a goat herd on the island of Gont when he comes by his strange powers over nature. Sent to the School of Wizards on Roke, he learns the true way of magic and proves himself a powerful magician. It is as the Archmaje Sparrow Hawk that he helps the High Priestess Tenar escape the labyrinth of darkness. But over the years, Ged witnesses true magic and the ancient ways submit to the forces of evil and death. Will he too succumb, or can he hold them back? Penguin paperback, 691pp in facsimile reprint for ages 12 to adult, previously published as 'The Earthsea Quartet'.