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Tehanu: Last Book of Earthseaby Le Guin, Ursula K
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Book DescriptionSkylark, 1996. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. *** Excellent condition! Binding tight, pages clean. No previous owner names. Sticker on back cover.*** Book summaryThe focus of this novel, unlike that of Le Guin's three previous Earthsea books, is not psychological, but social. Investigating themes of gender roles and child abuse, social justice and aging, Le Guin introduces Spark, an oppressive, macho man, and Apple, a kind and sympathetic woman. Meanwhile, the characters Tenar and Ged from the earlier books return, though both are growing older--Tenar is the mother of Spark and Apple, and Ged--now a goatherd--has lost his magic. Winner of the 1990 Nebula Award and the 1991 Locus Poll Award.Publisher NotesClassics of high fantasy, Ursula K. Le Guins three previous Earthsea novels--A W izard Of Earthsea, The Tombs Of Atuan, and The Farthest Shore--have been compared with J.R.R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings and C.S Lewis Narnia stories as being among the genres greatest creations. Now the fourth and final volume, Tehanu, brings to a conclusion the remarkable Earthsea cycle with a revelation of wisdom, wonder, and literary wizardry. Once shed been a priestess, quest-companion to a powerful mage, a student of high magic. Then she gave it all up to be a farmer's wife on Gont, content to lead a simple life. But Tenar was not born to live her days in peace, away from great events. A dying wizard and an abused child were the first to call her back to the path she had abandoned. For the end of the adventure beckoned and Tenar would be there along with the dragons, mages, and the young king himself to share in the unforgettable fate of the kingdom known as Earthsea. The magnificent conclusion to the three-million-copy Earthsea cycle--Tehanu. Each of Le Guin's three previous volumes in this series has shipped well over a million copies, and the three volumes have been compared with The Lord of the Rings and Narnia stories as being among the genre's greatest creations. Le Guin is a four-time Nebula Award-winner. SynopsesWhen Sparrowhawk, the Archmage of Earthsea, returns from the dark land stripped of his magic powers, he finds refuge with the aging widow Tenar and a crippled girl child who carries an unknown destiny. Other Recommended Books
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