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... position, sigh whatever you want to call him) just walked in not five minutes ago with copies of A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore all by Ursula LeGuin, to replace the tatty old copies he's keeping. He had not read a book by LeGuin before last night, when ...

... yeah, ain't it grand?? Today was a book acquiring day: A friend brought the old paperbacks of A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and The Wind's Twelve Quarters all by Ursula Le Guin to sell at the yard sale...they never made it onto a table...and after ...

Have you never gotten back to LeGuin? I'd love to see you finish at least the initial trilogy--they are really classic.

... by C. S. Lewis. I had sections of these memorized. The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

... Eye 7 feb LeGuin, Ursula A wizard of Earthsea 28 feb Norton,Andre Star Ka'at 12 mar LeGuin, Ursula The tombs of Atuan 20 mar LeGuin, Ursula The Farthest Shore 29 mar Nourse, A Scavengers in Space 6 apr Pohl,F The Space Merchants 10 apr Del Ray,L ...

16. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. A great classic. Haven't read it since high schol. 17. Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin 18. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - a quick weekend read. Quite an interesting story.

... And what #13 said about buying new books matching, but not so much with the secondhand ones (though I do have two copies of The Tombs of Atuan because I saw a copy that matched the covers of the rest of the series I had after I'd bought a copy) I'm really peeved because i've got Elizabeth Va ...

... concept and made the enemy just another big bad - and a random evil king, who is barely a part of the series. Given that The Tombs of Atuan may be my favorite book in the series so far, I especially hated how they mangled that whole mythology and Tenar's character. She's some random orphan ...

... loved Tamora Pierce as a kid. I especially loved Alanna because she had red hair. Some other favorites of mine were the Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin (though, I don't really think of the Earthsea cycle as YA) and the Forestwife by Theresa Tomlinson.

... a fantasy novel but, also like the other books, it has its own distinct theme. Tehanu picks up the story of Tenar, from The Tombs of Atuan and the action starts at about the same as that of The Farthest Shore. Since her arrival in Havnor, Tenar has created a life for herself as the wife ...

Yup, I'm about 200 pages in and actually slowing down because I like it so much! Although I've read The Tombs of Atuan and Juliet Marillier's books, but I'm finding Black ships to be closer to Meghan Whalen Turner's Attolia books, with the spiritual elements closer to Marion Zimmer Bradley's ...

... Ships last night, and so far it's quite good. I'm about 50 pages in, and it seems like a cross between Ursula K. Le Guin's The Tombs of Atuan and the Sevenwaters Trilogy by Juliet Marillier. The subject is more like Le Guin's book, while the first-person narative style and tone are more like M ...

... in style from the previous books. If A Wizard of Earthsea is a traditional coming-of-age/magical training book, and The Tombs of Atuan is a coming-to-terms with one's beliefs book, The Farthest Shore is a sea journey with a grand quest in the epic tradition. The characters (the ...

I originally read them in the wrong order, having found The Tombs of Atuan in the local library, and then gone to look for numbers 1 and 3. The first time I read Tehanu, I was still more or less in the target age-group for the trilogy: I realized that it didn't gel with the others, and ...

10. The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. LeGuin In the second Earth-Sea novel, Ged, the mage, meets Tenar, Priestess of the Unnamed Ones of Atuan. Less traditionally fantasy-oriented than the first book (A Wizard of Earthsea), The Tombs of Atuan looks at religion and rituals, devotion and ...

... care if she never revisits the same characters again - scratch that, I care. What happened to Ged? Last I left him, in The Tombs of Atuan, he was a young man - he'd done some great things already, but all of the sudden he's old and he's the Archmage and I want to know what happened in ...

... this about the Earthsea books: Earthsea really does go in order, because it is all one story: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea, The Other Wind. (My British publisher insisted on doing the two last in the wrong order, and I'm ...

... Book 1) - Ursula K. Le Guin (F) Review (2) The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) - Ursula K. Le Guin (F) Review (3) The Brief H ...

I am easily influenced: bought A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu at a used book store here on Vashon Island, where I am house/dog sitting. OK, now time to read.

Re The Tombs of Atuan (some thoughts taken from my review): I whipped through this one after finishing (and enjoying) the first installment of the Earthsea series. Overall I did enjoy it very much - again, not life-changing, but a better, tighter book than A Wizard of Earthsea, in my opinion. ...

... Cycle, if you are at all interested in fantasy worlds. The first, A Wizard of Earthsea, focuses on a boy, the second, The Tombs of Atuan, focuses on a girl. I preferred the second because it was more psychological and a little less repetitive, but both are great.

I've read Wizard of Earthsea before, but its been about a year. I've got the SFBC omnibus of Wizard of Earthsea, Tombs of Atuan, and the Furthest Shore. The omnibus is on my list of books to read for my 50 book challenge this year, so I'll definitely be sure to put my two cents in on the ...

Right now I am just starting The Furthest Shore. I tore through A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan but then had to wait for this one from the library. I think I have all of the books you mentioned now. Maybe I'll go ahead and post thoughts from my reviews?

... of course, Ursula K Le Guin. Nominating the Earthsea Cycle (5 books - Tales from Earthsea, A wizard from Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu & The Other Wind). Personally I have always mentally organised The Left Hand of Darkness as fantasy as well, so I ...

... read after the main collection, but it is set before. sometime much before Wizard of earthsea the original work, Tombs of atuan The furthest shore Tehanu - written much later, following up a few points from the end of the furthest shore, much different in style and the most ...

... Meaning, and Languages Live or Die - David Crystal (NF) and read The Brief History of the Dead - Kevin Brockmeier (F), The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) - Ursula K. LeGuin (F), and A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) - Ursula K. LeGuin (F). Also started One ...

... Meaning, and Languages Live or Die - David Crystal (NF) and read The Brief History of the Dead - Kevin Brockmeier (F), The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) - Ursula K. LeGuin (F), and A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) - Ursula K. LeGuin (F). Also started One ...

... of my 888 Challenge (YA literature). So far this year I have read A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) and The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2). I thought they were very different pieces of work, which surprised me, since its the same author and the same ...

... Book 1) - Ursula K. Le Guin (F) Review (2) The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) - Ursula K. Le Guin (F) Review (3) The Brief H ...

... Book 1) - Ursula K. Le Guin (F) Review (2) The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) - Ursula K. Le Guin (F) Review (3) The Brief H ...

... 5 – YA Literature & Graphic Novels (1) A Wizard of Earthsea – Ursula K. Le Guin (F) - 01/03/2008 (2) The Tombs of Atuan – Ursula K. Le Guin (F) - 01/04/2008 (3) The Farthest Shore – Ursula K. Le Guin (F) - 01/13/2008 (4) Tehanu – Ursula K. Le Guin (F) - ...

This space used to contain the full category list, but there got to be too many touchstones, so I've broken them out into individual entries below and decided to delete this one.

Another rare and happy find at a bargain bookstore! Tombs, edited by Peter Crowther and Edward E. Kramer

... Shyam Selvadurai 62. Dune by Frank Herbert 63. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 64. The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin 65. Smoke and Shadows by Tanya Huff 66. The Brading Collection by Patricia Wentworth 67. China Dog and Other Stor ...

... She wrote more books about Earthsea after the first three, but amazingly enough they are awful. A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, and The Farthest Shore are the original trilogy, and they are very good. And Watership Down is another great intro to fantasy.

Buried For Pleasure Frequent Hearses both by Edmund Crispin The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin Barrow Sinister by Elsie Lee Shroud for a Nightengale by P.D. James

... of mine. Can't wait to get the 3rd of the Naming Trilogy. I haven't read Ursula LeGuin's other stuff, but Tenar in Tombs of Atuan and Tehanu is a great character--especially in Tehanu where she is an old woman. If only I am that strong when I am that old!

... et al. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

... will end up as a historically important person is stated early on. I loved it as a kid, even if I as a grown up appreciate The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest shore the more. Tigana has wizards, too. It's easy to forget as they are not of the swashbuckling kind. It's a VERY good book. ...

I didn't exactly buy them, but today's mail brought two things from BookMooch: The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin and Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel.

LeGuin's Earthsea series has a great heroine - although she doesn't appear until the second book (Tombs of Atuan). I'm about 3/4 of the way through The Mists of Avalon, which is a retelling of the King Arthur story from the viewpoint of the female characters. The characters are very well ...

Wow, what a fun thread. Ditto to Nat from Witch of Blackbird Pond, Ged (especially endearing in The Tombs of Atuan), Taran from The Prydain Chronicles, and Percy from The Scarlet Pimpernel. Not yet mentioned: Beau Geste; Spiller, from The Borrowers Afield et al.; Snufkin, from To ...

... there's evil wizards and some dragons as well, hehe. But it's a prerequisite to read the Earthsea trilogy /or at least The tombs of Atuan/ before reading Tehanu, so maybe not the best chioce if you just want a fast romantic read! *OK, I know you know, reading_fox, but maybe not the ...

... archetypes than actual people, so I have trouble connecting with them. (Although, now that I think about it, I enjoyed The Tombs of Atuan the most out of all the books because Arha/Tenar felt real to me. But she's not a wizard, sooo...)

... time, I'm reading the Earthsea books by Ursula K. le Guin. I finished A Wizard of Earthsea at the end of last month, The Tombs of Atuan yesterday, and I'm reading The Farthest Shore now.

First book of February: 13. *Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin (163) Next book in Earthsea. Once again, I liked it. I liked that the main character was not the same - although oddly enough, I usually don't like that in a series, but here it seems that each book has a different main ...

... width='6' height='12' border='0'> 4,137 / 30,000 pages (13.8%) Currently reading: *Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin *The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies by John Scalzi

... David Guterson 11. The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis 12. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin 13. The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin 14. The Farthest Shore by Ursula Le Guin No prizes for guessing that 15 is going to be Tehanu. I'll be posting reviews ...

... it and it's a short book, so I may as well finish it) Books I have here but haven't started: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, and The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich You: On a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management by M ...

The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. LeGuin State of Denial by Bob Woodward

... actually get on Christmas? I received: L'Engle: A Wrinkle in Time Moore: The Stupidest Angel LeGuin: The Tombs of Atuan LeGuin: The Farthest Shore McDevitt: Seeker Anderson: The Broken Sword Russell: A Thread of Grace Gaiman: Fragile Things ...

Tenar, from the Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin. Specifically, for the last two chapters. I am hesitant to describe the plot overmuch (As I hate stumbling across spoilers in these myself), but her acceptance of her situation in the last but one and the mourning before stepping forward ...

Yes, I thought so too, and maybe thats why - I've waited for it since my first reading of The Tombs of Atuan and then the whole book builds to this wish for them to get together! But as I said - I'm undecided. Part because in Tehanu she makes the characters come alive in a kind of everyday, ...

... favourites, but some of my "would reread again when in need of comfortable familarity" would be: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest Shore by Ursula K Le Guin (I've read the fourth and fifth book in the Earthsea series but they aren't as loved as these three) ...