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"The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."--Neil Gaiman, author of The Sandman
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装帧和印刷质量很好。内容更是没话说。Le Guin奶奶的文字必须读原版才行。
还真喜欢看，书的品质也很好
A friend told me something about her family a couple of weeks ago, and as a result I re-read the first three Earthsea books and plunged headlong into the next three. I agree with other reviewers who felt a bit jarred by "Tehanu", which seemed to depart almost completely from the path of the first three books. Still, my curiosity wouldn't let me stop until I had read both remaining volumes. Thank goodness for curiosity!
I read the books in chronological order and I am glad I did. I'm not reviewing "Tales from Earthsea" here, so I'll limit my comments to advising other readers to do as I did and read the books in order.
"The Other Wind" is beautifully written, and does a wonderful job of bringing the cycle to a place where one can see that life in Earthsea will go on whether or not the author continues to tell the story. Change comes, accepted beliefs are challenged and found to be mistaken, and the truth is a paradox. Maybe that's what makes me love Earthsea so much: dragons and mages are found only in our fantasies, but in LeGuin's hands, they come to life in a way I can fathom, a way that allows me to believe that their world just might really exist. Hmm. Anyhow -- read the book! It's really good.
Over the years, I have read most of Ursula LeGuin's books. I have not read any sci fi since about 1982. Then I Used the first three books of the Earth Sea series to write a Master's Theses on the Psychological and Theological aspects of what was then only a trilogy. Lately, retired and getting a Kindle for my birthday, anniversary and next Christmas, I found the last two of the series. (I had read the fourth book after the Theses.) So it was with great welcome and surprise to read the last two books. It feels like I have known Ursula through her books and was welcoming a long lost friend. This one really hits home as I am getting older and have lost so many friends thru the years. If you have not read any of the first five books in the series, I recommend them to you. In total if you are a fast reader like I am, you could read then easily within five days.
Enjoy them all and then think about them for the rest of your life!
It has been a hiatus of some 20 years since I last read the first three volumes in this series. I loved them very dearly, but somehow was distracted when 'Tehanu' and 'Tales from Earthsea' came out, and I simply was never aware of them. For me, 'The Other Wind' is a sudden appearance, and one that I approached with no small pleasure. Now I find that the long wait was justified. Le Guin's latest effort is a remarkable experience.
Alder, a sorcerer whose skill is mending, is deeply troubled by dreams of the dead. Nightmares about his newly lost wife and others struggling to be free. These dreams drive him to the wizards at Roke, who in turn send Alder on to Ged, once the Archmage of Earthsea, now powerless, but happy. Ged recognizes that Alder's dreams are the truth, that something momentous is happening at the wall which borders the dry kingdom of the dead. He sends Alder on to Havnor from where Lebannen rules the kingdom.
Lebannen is deeply troubled by Alder's report. Nor is that his only problem. Seserakh, daughter of the Kargish king has been offered to him for wife, and Lebannen resents this manipulation. In addition dragons at the edge of his kingdom are beginning to terrorize and attack the populace, breaking a longstanding truce. Nor is he happy that Tenar, Ged's wife, has taken Seserakh's side. Tehanu, adopted by Ged and Tenar, badly disfigured by fire as a child, is his only link to the dragons. Kalessin, the eldest dragon has recognized her as his daughter.
When Lebannen, Tehanu, and Onyx of Roke confront the dragons about their actions they discover little, and much. The dragons agree to a temporary truce, and bronze Irian, another of Kalessin's children, consents to come to Havnor to parley. There in the councils of Havnor Irian tells the dragons' story and the forgotten legends of many of the Earthsea folk are recalled. In some fashion, the human quest for eternal life has broken both the agreement between dragon and human and the heart of the world. All must go to Roke to find the answer in the immanent grove and heal the damage.
For a thin book, 'The Other Wind' has an incredible richness of themes. Life after death, sacrifice, courage, the varieties of love, redemption, and many others weave together time and again. There are no villains in this story, where much of the action takes place in the heart and the mind. Nor is there violence. Just questions, and answers, and questions again. Le Guin has an almost zen-like ability to use just enough writing to serve her purpose, and trusts us to fill in the rest ourselves. She has also made me homesick for the first tales in this series, to be once again beguiled by dragons and wizards.
Not to repeat from my reviews of the other books in this series, but again, the reader will find him/herself on a journey of personal growth in a world that is threatening to fall apart at its very seams. Those heroes and heroines of stories past come again to face new challenges, and to teach new characters about the world beyond that in which they were raised.
Like a pawn in a game of chess, a young woman is sent to live in a country with a language and customs drastically different from her own. If she cannot overcome her own fears and learned inhibitions, war might destroy the world. At the same time, the fate of the world rests on other alliances -long since forgotten- alliances that MUST be remembered and strengthened. The Other Wind yields a satisfying conclusion to one of my favorite fantasy series. I dare say no more without risking spoilers. If you read and enjoyed A Wizard of Earthsea, don't stop until you've read them all!
The Earthsea Cycles stand at the top of Science fiction as does LeGuin as creator. If you love this series, check out Patricia McKillips' Riddle Master triology, another classic. All have beautiful language, imaginative plots, and alternative perspectives on life.
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