A Wizard of Earthsea

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A Wizard of Earthsea is a classic fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that follows the coming-of-age journey of a young mage named Ged in the archipelago world of Earthsea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fantasy novel ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
novel ⓘ
adaptedAs Earthsea (2004 miniseries) ⓘ
Tales from Earthsea (2006 film) ⓘ
linked to: Tales from Earthsea
author Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ
awardReceived Boston Globe–Horn Book Award ⓘ
character Ged ⓘ
Jasper ⓘ
Ogion ⓘ
The Shadow ⓘ
Vetch ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtist Ruth Robbins ⓘ
featuresSchool school for wizards on Roke ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Earthsea universe ⓘ
linked to: Earthsea
followedBy The Tombs of Atuan ⓘ
followsInSeries none ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
young adult fantasy ⓘ
hasIllustrator Ruth Robbins ⓘ
hasMagicSystem true names magic ⓘ
hasSequel The Farthest Shore ⓘ
The Tombs of Atuan ⓘ
intendedAudience young adult readers ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Ged ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
narrativeForm third-person narrative ⓘ
notableFor influence on modern fantasy literature ⓘ
innovative treatment of wizard school before Harry Potter ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Earthsea cycle ⓘ
linked to: Earthsea
positionInSeries 1 ⓘ
protagonist Ged ⓘ
publicationYear 1968 ⓘ
publisher Parnassus Press ⓘ
series Earthsea ⓘ
setting Earthsea ⓘ
archipelago of Earthsea ⓘ
linked to: Earthsea
theme balance ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ
identity ⓘ
names and true names ⓘ
power and responsibility ⓘ
shadow self ⓘ

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Ursula K. Le Guin → notableWork → A Wizard of Earthsea ⓘ
The Tombs of Atuan → follows → A Wizard of Earthsea ⓘ
Earthsea → hasWork → A Wizard of Earthsea ⓘ
Earthsea → firstWork → A Wizard of Earthsea ⓘ