Friday, March 20, 2020

The Tombs of Atuan

The Tombs of Atuan is by Ursula K. LeGuin. The second installment in the classic fantasy Wizard of Earthsea trilogy. Tenar is taken from her family at the age of five to be the new high priestess of the Nameless Ones in the Tombs of Atuan. She becomes Arha, the Eaten One. One day, as she wanders the underground labyrinth, she discovers Ged. The young wizard has come to the Tombs to find the other half of the Ring of Erreth-Akbe, a magical talisman which will bring peace to Earthsea. Now the priestess must choose if she wants to be Arha or Tenar. 

Ratings: 8th grade - 8 out of 10 - V (violence). 

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