{"product_id":"a-wizard-of-earthsea-9781473223561","title":"A Wizard of Earthsea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition. Complete the collection with \u003ci\u003eThe Tombs of Atuan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Furthest Shore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTehanu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith illustrations from Charles Vess\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[This] trilogy made me look at the world in a new way, imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than the magic I''d encountered before then. This was a magic of words, a magic of true speaking'' Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it'' David Mitchell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGed, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHungry 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''The Earthsea trilogy . . . is \u003cb\u003ea memorable explorati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[This] trilogy made me look at the world in a new way, imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than the magic I'd encountered before then. This was \u003cb\u003ea magic of words, a magic of true speaking\u003c\/b\u003e - Neil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Earthsea trilogy . . . is \u003cb\u003ea memorable exploration\u003c\/b\u003e of the relationship between life and death. . . Ged, its hero, must face his shadow self before it devours him. Only then will he become whole. In the process, he must contend with the wisdom of dragons: ambiguous and not our wisdom, but wisdom nonetheless - Margaret Atwood\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Wizard of Earthsea\u003c\/i\u003e reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago, and whose twists and turns have been handed down through generations of storytellers. It is timeless. . . . \u003cb\u003eLe Guin's words are magical\u003c\/b\u003e. Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it - David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867245687127,"sku":"9781473223561","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473223561.jpg?v=1722282401","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-wizard-of-earthsea-9781473223561","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}