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Ged also spoke low, to use his friend’s true name: “No matter, Estarriol. But this is myself, and I am glad to see you…”
[Estarriol] heard, perhaps, something more than simple gladness in his voice. He had not yet let go of Ged’s shoulder, and he said now, in the True Speech, “In trouble and from darkness you come, Ged, yet your coming is joy to me.”
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I’m reading the Earthsea books for the first time… super recommend the first one to anyone in need of a heartfelt story of discovery and self acceptance… wow 😭
Recently finished reading this (not this particular printing, but the 1975 Bantam version, with the cover by Pauline Ellison, below). I tried reading it many years ago at my mother's recommendation (she also got me into Pratchett, and many other fantasy and scifi authors), and for some reason just bounced off it.
I'm very glad I came back to it; I can absolutely see why it's considered a classic of the genre, it's nice and short too, so I'd definitely recommend it to either fans of the fantasy genre, or even people curious as to where a lot of things we often take for granted within the genre.
Looking forward to reading more! :)
Brian Hampton’s 1974 cover to A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin
Been meaning to practice background painting, and I was finally inspired by that one scene in A Wizard of Earthsea. I just finished devouring the first three books and wow it’s such a good series 🐉
wizardhood is a spectrum, and there is Ged on one side and Raistlin on the other