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4.5. This is the third in the Earthsea Cycle. It moves slowly, perhaps a sign of the fiction times in the early 1970s - and perhaps the pace is also necessary to give us a chance to see the characters grow and change and to build up to the ending. I had begun reading LeGuin's Earthsea series in my teens (late 70s), but I may not have made it to book 3 then. The diversity of the world(s) and the situations our main characters traverse through is worth the read.

plankpot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

jazose's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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5.0

i like the plot of sparrowhawk and aaron traveling around and exploring the world. i really like aaron's personal development of disillusionment with sparrowhawk and then hating him and then loving him like a father. it was really interesting to see him go through all those thoughts and become an adult at the end. my one qualm is with the villian, i dont know if i was supposed to remember him from a previous book or not, or what his conviction was to take away magic. but it was fun! dragons.

ergative_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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