The Tombs of Atuan
Written by Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by Rob Inglis
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
The Newbery Honor–winning second novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. Le Guin
In this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her—home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan.
Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs’ greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar’s duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will Tenar risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain?
“Atuan, like Earthsea, is located in the mind of its maker, but was created out of the very stuff of mythology and reflects universal patterns that were once embodied in Stonehenge and in the Cretan labyrinth.”—The Horn Book
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) was the celebrated author of twenty-three novels, twelve volumes of short stories, eleven volumes of poetry, thirteen children’s books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. Her acclaimed books received the Hugo, Nebula, Endeavor, Locus, Otherwise, Theodore Sturgeon, PEN/Malamud, and National Book Awards; a Newbery Honor; and the Pushcart and Janet Heidinger Kafka Prizes, among others. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America. Le Guin was also the recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award and the Margaret A. Edwards Award. She received lifetime achievement awards from the World Fantasy Convention, Los Angeles Times, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, and Willamette Writers, as well as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Award and the Library of Congress Living Legend Award. Her website is UrsulaKLeGuin.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ursula le guin is a genius, this tale weaves metaphysics and love and hope and wisdom into a moving story that rivals Harry potter and lord of the rings for superb world-making and narrative brilliance
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A great book in the series. The struggles of the characters seem so real!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read and great performance. Highly recommended ! Le guin never disappoint
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ged enters at Chapter 5. Hold fast and you will be rewarded.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A beautiful tale of light vanquishing the dark and peace vanquishing hate - wonderfully narrated!