The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2)

Le Guin, Ursula K.

ISBN 10: 0689206801 / ISBN 13: 9780689206801

Published by Atheneum, 1973

About this Item

The book has light soiling to the edges of the page block. The dust jacket has light wear to the extremities, a 1/2 inch closed tear to the bottom of the front panel, and a Newbery Award sticker to the front cover, and is unclipped ($5.95). First Edition - 3rd printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Seller Inventory # 005898

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book...

Publisher: Atheneum

Publication Date: 1973

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Gail Garraty, dj art and interior illustrations

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition 3rd Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

The tombs of Atuan had stood there since the time of the first men - since Earthsea was first created. When Tenar was 14 she came into her full powers as High Priestess of the Nameless Ones and had to go alone through the tombs under the kingdom of Earthsea. This is the second book in a quartet.

Review:

Often compared to Tolkien's Middle-earth or Lewis's Narnia, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is a stunning fantasy world that grabs quickly at our hearts, pulling us deeply into its imaginary realms. Four books (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu) tell the whole Earthsea cycle--a tale about a reckless, awkward boy named Sparrowhawk who becomes a wizard's apprentice after the wizard reveals Sparrowhawk's true name. The boy comes to realize that his fate may be far more important than he ever dreamed possible. Le Guin challenges her readers to think about the power of language, how in the act of naming the world around us we actually create that world. Teens, especially, will be inspired by the way Le Guin allows her characters to evolve and grow into their own powers.

In this second book of Le Guin's Earthsea series, readers will meet Tenar, a priestess to the "Nameless Ones" who guard the catacombs of the Tombs of Atuan. Only Tenar knows the passageways of this dark labyrinth, and only she can lead the young wizard Sparrowhawk, who stumbles into its maze, to the greatest treasure of all. Will she?