Earthsea: The Tombs Of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle)

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「ゲド戦記」第2話原著

少女テナーは、太古の名もなき「大地の精霊」を祀る大巫女に選ばれたときに、すべてを奪われた――家も、家族も、持ち物も、そして名前さえも。なぜなら彼女は、「喰らわれし者」アルハとなり、忌まわしいアチュアンの墓所を守る運命だったからだ。そんなテナーは、闇の迷宮を探索しているさなかに、若き魔法使いゲドに出会う。ゲドは墓所に隠された偉大なる宝物、エレス・アクベの腕輪を手に入れるためにやって来たのだった。だが同時に、ゲドは魔法の光をもたらした。そしてゲドとテナーは、テナーが囚われていた闇から、ともに脱出するのだった。

数百万部を売り上げたアーシュラ・K・ル=グウィンの『Earthsea Cycle』（邦題『ゲド戦記』）は、世界中のファンタジー愛好家の本棚で、宝物としての地位を獲得している。複雑で創造力に富み、奥深い倫理観を漂わせるこのシリーズは、J・R・R・トールキンやC・S・ルイスの作品にも匹敵する究極のファンタジーとして、ル=グウィンを史上もっとも名の知られたファンタジー/SF作家に押しあげた。ル=グウィンは現在、オレゴン州ポートランドに暮らしている。

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THE TOMBS OF ATUAN

Book Two of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle

Now a SCI FI Original Miniseries!

When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away from her-home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan, shrouded in darkness. When a young wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe, Tenar's rightful duty is to protect the Tombs. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic and tales of a brighter world Tenar has never known. Will Tenar risk everything to escape 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.

Amazon.com Review

Often compared to Tolkien's Middle-earth or Lewis's Narnia, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is a stunning fantasy world that grabs quickly at our hearts, pulling us deeply into its imaginary realms. Four books (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu) tell the whole Earthsea cycle--a tale about a reckless, awkward boy named Sparrowhawk who becomes a wizard's apprentice after the wizard reveals Sparrowhawk's true name. The boy comes to realize that his fate may be far more important than he ever dreamed possible. Le Guin challenges her readers to think about the power of language, how in the act of naming the world around us we actually create that world. Teens, especially, will be inspired by the way Le Guin allows her characters to evolve and grow into their own powers.

In this second book of Le Guin's Earthsea series, readers will meet Tenar, a priestess to the "Nameless Ones" who guard the catacombs of the Tombs of Atuan. Only Tenar knows the passageways of this dark labyrinth, and only she can lead the young wizard Sparrowhawk, who stumbles into its maze, to the greatest treasure of all. Will she?