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The Tombs of Atuan

Ursula K. Le Guin

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#7585 of 8,085 books · #764 in Young Adult

Shortlisted for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (1971-1991) (1972).

The Tombs of Atuan won the Newbery Honor and was named one of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time. In this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her—home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan. Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar's duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will Tenar risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain?

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Publisher
Atheneum Books
ISBN-13
9780689845369
Topics
Identity and self-discoveryComing of ageFreedom versus captivity

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