Other editions of book The Tombs of Atuan

Return to the windswept world of Earthsea in the second volume of this breathtaking high fantasy saga. As a child, Tenar was taken from her family and dedicated as High Priestess to the Nameless Ones, dreaded powers of the Tombs of Atuan. Now, years later, her life stretches forward in endless days of grim rituals and sacrifices to her dark Masters. Tenar has long-since forgotten how to feel joy or hope-until she spies an intruder stealing into the forbidden, treasure-filled labyrinth beneath the tombs. He is Ged, the sorcerer come to claim the maze's greatest prize-the magical ring of Erreth-Akabe. If Tenar trusts herself to him, he will show her how to defy the evil powers of Atuan and fight her way back to the light. Hailed as one of the best-loved fantasy classics of all time, award-winner Ursula Le Guin's enthralling tale will sweep you into a wondrous land of wizardry, dragons, and high adventure. "... no modern work of fantasy has been more honored and loved than Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy."--Washington Post Book World (from the jacket)