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A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
This book was excellent. It's immediately in my top 10 list. I was in love after 1 page. The writing style is absolutely sublime. If this keeps up throughout the series, I will gladly inhale everything this author has ever written. It's hard to put a pin in exactly what I love about the writing....it has a sort of legendary, antique quality, like a story passed down from another age. The descriptions are somehow understated--the writer captures so much of the essence of emotions and scenes without ever belaboring the point with long paragraphs. The emotional and intellectual journey of the main character strikes me as realistic and believable, and Ged is deeply likeable. I love the magic system; it so effortlessly sets up limits on the powers of the characters. The idea that as you travel from areas you are familiar with, your power wanes because you no longer no the name, the essense, of your surroundings.