The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula K. Le Guin

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The Earthsea Quartet

A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA; THE TOMBS OF ATUAN; THE FARTHEST SHORE; TEHANU;

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Penguin
Paperback : 28 Oct 1993

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A superb four-part fantasy, comparable with the work of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, the Earthsea books follow the fortunes of the wizard Ged from his childhood to an age where magic is giving way to evil.

As a young dragonlord, Ged, whose use-name is Sparrowhawk, is sent to the island of Roke to learn the true way of magic. A natural magician, Ged becomes an Archmage and helps the High Priestess Tenar escape from the labyrinth of darkness. But as the years pass, true magic and ancient ways are forced to submit to the powers of evil and death …