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| Original Title: | The Tombs of Atuan |
| ISBN: | 0689845367 (ISBN13: 9780689845369) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Earthsea Cycle #2 |
| Characters: | Ged, Tenar |
| Setting: | Earthsea Realm |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (1972), National Book Award Nominee for Children's Books (1972), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee (1972) |
Ursula K. Le Guin
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 180 pages Rating: 4.09 | 83775 Users | 2815 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle #2) |
| Author | : | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 180 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2001 by Gallery / Saga Press (first published 1970) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Young Adult. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here. 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.Rating About Books The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle #2)
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ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature.The Tombs of Atuan is very different from A Wizard of Earthsea. It focuses on a young woman who has spent her life cloistered in the tombs of gods who she serves but doesn't know. Just as the reader feels completely miserable at the state of this disillusioned young lady, Ged (who nobody would describe as particularly cheerful or up-beat), arrives and brings with him a much-needed ray of sunshine, even though he spends most of the book under the earth.Half way through reading The Tombs of Atuan, I was sitting downstairs playing my xBox late at night when I heard voices drifting down from upstairs. I sat and listened to the door muffled murmurs of Miloš & Brontë, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. Usually I'd just call up to them and tell them it was time to shoosh and go to sleep, but I was curious to figure out what they were talking about. Even obscured I could tell it wasn't the usual joke fest or scary story, there was
This is a very fine fantasy. I say fine because it evokes many great labyrinthian images, old, old traditions of sacrifice to the Dark Old Ones, and eventually, freedom from the same.There's a lot of beauty here, and while I didn't love it on quite the same scale as Ged's original journey in the first book, it's mainly because I liked the core theme better.Other readers will absolutely take out of this book different layers. I can say that confidently because there are some really beautiful and
The second book in Earth sea cycle centers on coming of age tale of a young woman Tenar, who is dedicated in the service of nameless ones. The book for most part was really slow for me, and started to pick up when our wizard Ged from the first book makes an appearance and manages to change the world of Tenar.Some of the strong points of the book are1. Simple story.2. Narration by Ursula K Le Guin.Some of the weak points of book are1. The rivalry between Kossil & Tenar seems hollow.2. The
The Tombs of Atuan by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, was originally published in 1971. It is the second book in her Earthsea series of fantasy books, which began with A Wizard of Earthsea in 1969. Yet The Tombs of Atuan has never achieved the same popularity as its predecessor, and is often thought a lesser novel. I read each ofThe Earthsea Trilogy in turn, shortly after their first publication, but could remember little about The Tombs of Atuan now. How glad I am that I have come to
I've read the first three Earthsea books a heap of times, starting when I was at my academic peak (i.e. in primary school). Through-out my childhood readings I preferred the two that sandwiched this one. Looking back it is easy for me to see why: it wasn't about Ged and it didn't have enough sailing about to far flung places (i.e. exploration) in it. In contrast, I have observed that a number of female Goodreaders who are also LeGuin fans, rate this higher than the other two. I can take a guess
When I reviewed 'The Wizard of Earthsea' I gave it four out out of five:-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Having read 'Tombs of Atuan' I feel like I was overgenerous. Maybe WoE was a 3.5 rounded up? The bottom line is, I REALLY enjoyed 'Tombs of Atuan'. When I got to the point where Ged entered the story, I could hardly put it down. It's a gripping book, set in a grim and fascinating setting. It reeks of the mystery of ancient places. The whole book takes place in the sort of setting most
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