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Violence
Some
Fantasy combat and some deaths; the shadow and the tombs are genuinely frightening; age-appropriate for YA
Language
Barely any
Clean language; Le Guin's precise, beautiful literary prose
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content; a tender connection in the second book
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of confronting your own shadow; the existential questioning at the heart of all three books
What this book is about
Le Guin's foundational trilogy—A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, and The Farthest Shore—follows Ged from his childhood as a young mage through his great challenges and ultimately to the world's edge. Among the most important works in fantasy literature, combining philosophical depth with beautifully understated adventure.
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