Publisher's Synopsis
First published in 1968, A Wizard of Earthsea, first book in the renowned Earthsea trilogy, quickly became a classic, a major contribution to a magical fantasy tradition that originated with J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, and later became the inspiration for writers like Philip Pullman, Lloyd Alexander, George Lucas, and, most notably, J. K. Rowling and the Harry Potter series. This is a tale of wizards, dragons, and shadows, played out in a world like and unlike our world, in an Archipelago of imagined islands. The geography is exact, as are the laws and limits of the magic used by the wizards of the isles. A Wizard of Earthsea is finally, with Fantastic Audio, receiving the audio production it deserves.
