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The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2)
Author: Ursula K. LeGuin

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Publisher: Simon Pulse
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780689845369 - ISBN-10: 0689845367
Publication Date: 9/1/2001
Pages: 192
Reading Level: Young Adult


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WHEN YOUNG TENAR is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away -- home, family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learning her way through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and together, he and Tenar escape from the darkness that has become her domain.

With millions of copies sold, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere. Complex, innovative, and deeply moral, this quintessential fantasy sequence has been compared with the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and has helped make Le Guin one of the most distinguished fantasy and science fiction writers of all time. She lives in Portland, Oregon.


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Joel T. wrote on 1/31/2006...


Delightful easy read in the category of fantasy. It really is a parable of sorts for all sorts of issues that affect our lives. The series (I've read the first two) is par with Chronicles of Narnia & the L.O.T.R. trilogy by Tolkien.

Rebecca H. (Rebemdee) wrote on 6/9/2005...


Loved this book as a kid, enjoyed it even more now. I didn't get the themes of the book back then, such as politics and secular power replacing religion, people doing horrid things and being fearful of others in the name of religion, and guilt/shame being powerful motivators in religion. It's a fantasy/sci fi book, but so much more.


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