num_pages: 203
description: See alternate cover editions here and hereFirst published in 1968, this classic fantasy is a coming-of-age tale about a boy destined to become the greatest sorcerer in the world. In the 1001 island realm of Earthsea, Ged is a poor blacksmith's son born with an innate understanding of magic. But when he studies at the Roke Island school, he lets his arrogance and antipathy for another student lead him into a disastrous mistake -- unleashing an evil spirit bent on devouring Ged's essence.
language: English
title: A Wizard of Earthsea
titlecomplete: A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
characters: Ged, Ogion, Pechvarry, Vetch (Earthsea Cycle), Serret, Jasper (Earthsea Cycle), Yarrow (Earthsea Cycle)
genres: Fiction, Magic, Science Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 304379
places: Earthsea Realm
series: Earthsea Cycle
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Złota Sepulka
category: Książka autora zagranicznego, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher:  Puffin Books