A Wizard of Earthsea Author:Ursula K. Le Guin 1975 edition - The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1 — This is a tale of wizards, dragons, and shadows, played in an archipelago of imagined islands. The young boy — Sparrowhawk becomes apprentice to a Master Wizard; but impatience to learn faster takes him far from home to Roke Island, where he enters the School for Wizards. As a student of magic, Sparrowha... more »wk exceeds his years in accomplishment, but pride and jealousy drive the boy to try certain dangerous powers too soon. A terrible evil is let loose in the land.« less
Classic in fantasy literature. Boy wizard, school of magic, quest to save the world from an unknown evil, speaking with dragons, magic-driven sailing. Published in 1968, she was ahead of her time.