内容简介
GedwasthegreatestsorcererinallEarthsea,butoncehewascalledSparrowhawk,arecklessyouth,hungryforpowerandknowledge,whotamperedwithlong-heldsecretsandloosedaterribleshadowupontheworld.Thisisthetaleofhistesting,howhemasteredthemightywordsofpower,tamedanancientdragon,andcrosseddeath'sthresholdtorestorethebalance.
作者简介
UrsulaKroeberLeGuinwasbornin1929;herparentsweretheanthropologistAlfredKroeberandthewriterTheodoraKroeber.Shewritesbothpoetryandprose,includingrealisticfiction,sciencefiction,fantasy,youngchildren'sbooks,booksforyoungadults,screenplays,essays,verbaltextsformusicians,andvoicetextsforperformanceorrecording.Shehaspublishedfivebooksofpoetry,seventeennovels,overahundredshortstories(collectedineightvolumes),twocollectionsofessays,elevenbooksforchildren,andtwovolumesoftranslation.SeveralofLeGuin'smajortitleshaveremainedcontinuouslyinprintforoverthirtyyears.Herbestknownfantasyworks,thefirstfourBooksofEarthsea,havesoldmillionsofcopiesinAmericaandEngland,andhavebeentranslatedintosixteenlanguages.ThreeofLeGuin'sbookshavebeenfinalistsfortheAmericanBookAwardandthePulitzerPrize,andamongthemanyhonorsherwritinghasreceivedaretheNationalBookAward,fiveHugoAwards,fiveNebulaawards,theKafkaaward,aPushcartPrize,theHowardVursellawardoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters,andtheL.A.TimesRobertKirschAward.