A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Fantasy relies on cliches and Ursula Le Guin does not avoid them. But the language she uses to tell this tale of becoming of age approaches perfection. Her voice has the bluntness, the darkness of the myth and the softness of a fable. Authors like Philip Pullman or Terry Pratchett might have stolen some of her scenes. For all their talent they have not approached the beauty of these pages.
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