Tehanu
Years ago, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan: she, an isolated young priestess; he, a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him through no choice of his own.
Once, when they were young, they helped each other at a time of darkness and danger and shared an adventure like no other. Now they must join forces again, to help another in need – a physically and emotionally scarred child whose own destiny has yet to be revealed.
Nebula Award for Best Novel (1990); Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1991); Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee (1991)
About the Earthsea Series
Books in series order
- 1.A Wizard of Earthsea(1968)
- 2.The Tombs of Atuan(1970)
- 3.The Farthest Shore(1972)
- 4.Tehanu(1990)
- 5.The Other Wind(2001)
- 6.Tales from Earthsea(2001)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
A mystical fantasy saga in the tradition of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis, the Earthsea novels follow the fortunes of the wizard Ged from his childhood to an age where magic is giving way to evil.
As a child, Ged is but a goatherd on the island of Gont when he comes by his strange powers over nature. Sent to the School of Wizards on Roke, he learns the true way of magic and proves himself a powerful magician. And it is as the Archmage Sparrowhawk that he helps the High Priestess Tenar escape the labyrinth of darkness. But over the years, Ged witnesses true magic and the ancient ways submit to the forces of evil and death. Will he too succumb, or can he hold them back?
Fans of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series will find much to admire in this complex and captivating predecessor.