WHEN Little TENAR is chosen as large priestess to the old and nameless Forces of the planet earth, everything is recinded — home, family, belongings, even her name. For she actually is now Arha, the Eaten One, guardian from the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learning her method through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes to take the Tombs’ very best concealed treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and collectively, he and Tenar get away from the darkness that has been her domain. With millions of copies marketed, Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured put on the racks of fantasy lovers everywhere. Organic, innovative, and deeply moral, this quintessential fantasy sequence has been compared with the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and offers helped make Le Guin one of the most recognized fantasy and science fiction writers ever. She lives in Portland, Oregon.