Books of Earthsea

Hardcover

Published by Gollancz, ORION PUBLISHING GROUP.

ISBN:
978-1-4732-2354-7
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5 stars (2 reviews)

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4 stars

Six books in one, need to start reviewing this before I finish. The Kindle version of this could tempt me to the physical one, the drawings look pretty washed out (and small) on the eInk display. I enjoy the author's notes about why she was writing each one and what she liked and didn't like. Also a useful reminder for me coming at them in 2022 what the time gaps were.

The first one is very mythic, I felt that there was more narrative of scenes than dialogue, for more of a Dunsanay vibe. I'm sure I've read it before but I don't remember more than "the wizard floated around in a boat a lot". Even the author in her afterwords says it's generic at this point, but I like it. Ged starts arrogant and becomes progressively more humble.

Second one felt a lot more grim. The point of view …