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    <![CDATA[A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, #1)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea,  but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless  youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered  with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow  upon the world. This is the tale of his testing,  how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an  ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to  restore the balance.<br/><br/><br/><em>From the Paperback edition.</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Le Guin is quite possibly my favourite female author, and this book is the prime reason why. This book, like Zelazny's Lord Of Light never fell from my Top 5 Fantasy/Sci-Fi books. It reads easy, with a language everyone can understand, and a style that flows well.<br/><br/>The prose aside, the sto...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/926100">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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