A Wizard of Earthsea

Synopsis

The first book of earthsea by ursula le guin is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The island of gont is a land famous for wizards. Of these, some say the greatest - and surely the greatest voyager - is the man called sparrowhawk. As a reckless, awkward boy, he discovered the great power that was in him - with terrifying consequences. Tempted by pride to try spells beyond his means, sparrowhawk lets loose an evil shadow-beast in his land. Only he can destroy it, and the quest leads him to the farthest corner of earthsea.