The Tombs of Atuan

Ursula K. Le Guin

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• eBook ISBN:
  9781442480841
• Year: 2012

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time

The Newbery Honor–winning second novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin.

In this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her—home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan.

Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs’ greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar’s duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will Tenar risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain?

With millions of copies sold worldwide, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere, alongside the works of such beloved authors as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Map
• Dedication
• Prologue
• Chapter 1: The Eaten One
• Chapter 2: The Wall Around the Place
• Chapter 3: The Prisoners
• Chapter 4: Dreams and Tales
• Chapter 5: Light Under the Hill
• Chapter 6: The Man Trap
• Chapter 7: The Great Treasure
• Chapter 8: Names
• Chapter 9: The Ring of Erreth-Akbe
• Chapter 10: The Anger of the Dark
• Chapter 11: The Western Mountains
• Chapter 12: Voyage
• Afterword
• ‘The Farthest Shore’ Teaser
• About the Author
• Image Descriptions
• Copyright