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The Tombs of Atuan was a Newbery Honor Book in 1972. Set in the fictional world of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan follows the story of Tenar, a young girl born in the Kargish empire, who is taken while still a child to be the high priestess to the "Nameless Ones" at the Tombs of Atuan.
Sep 10, 1971 · The Tombs of Atuan. Ursula K. Le Guin. 4.13. 120,519 ratings5,702 reviews. In this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her—home, family, possessions, even her name.
The Tombs of Atuan is the second book in the Earthsea series. It is a coming of age story about a young woman named Tenar at the Tombs of Atuan within the Kargish Empire. It follows her quest to understand herself, her role as high priestess, the nature of the labyrinth underneath the tombs, and...
She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan. Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs’ greatest hidden treasure,...
She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan. Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs’ greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe.
The Tombs of Atuan. Ursula K. Le Guin. Atheneum, 1971 - Fiction - 163 pages. From Ursula K. Le Guin -- winner of numerous awards including the National Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, five...
Sep 1, 2001 · Tombs of Atuan is a sequel to A Wizard of Earthsea, but an indirect one. In this book, Ursula LeGuin focuses on the relationship between females and power. The main character, Tenar, is a priestess who nominally wields divine power but is more often a prisoner of circumstance.
