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Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea

Posted By: thingska
Date: 18 Sep 2012 10:28:31
Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea
Genre: Fantasy, Magic | Time: 07:13:43 | Publisher: Recorded Books | ASIN: B002H05F9C | April 10, 2009
Language: English | Audiobook in MP3 / 192 kbps | ~525 MB

"The shapeless mass of darkness split apart. It sundered, and a pale spindle of light gleamed between his open arms. In the oval of light there moved a human shape: a tall woman … beautiful, and sorrowful, and full of fear." - from A Wizard of Earthsea, first in a tetralogy that includes The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest Shore, introduces the listener to Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, known also as Sparrowhawk. When Sparrowhawk casts a spell that saves his village from destruction at the hands of the invading Kargs, Ogion, the Mage of Re Albi, encourages the boy to apprentice himself in the art of wizardry. So, at the age of 13, the boy receives his true name - Ged - and gives himself over to the gentle tutelage of the Master Ogion. But impatient with the slowness of his studies and infatuated with glory, Ged embarks for the Island of Roke, where the highest arts of wizardry are taught. There, Ged's natural talents enable him to surpass his classmates in little time. But when his vanity prompts him to summon Elfarran, the fair lady of the Deed of Enlad, he unleashes a shapeless mass of darkness - the shadow.

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