Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/A Wizard of Earthsea/archive1

TFA blurb review
A Wizard of Earthsea is a fantasy novel written by American author Ursula K. Le Guin. First published by the small press Parnassus in 1968, it is considered a classic of fantasy and of children's literature. Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea, the story centers around a gifted mage named Ged. His prickly nature drives him into a duel with an older pupil at a school of wizardry, during which his spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him. The novel follows his journey to be free of the creature. Often described as a coming-of-age story, the book explores Ged's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death. Taoist themes are reflected in a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea, which wizards are supposed to maintain. Margaret Atwood called the novel one of the "wellsprings" of fantasy literature. It was followed by five other volumes sharing a setting; the six works are collectively known as the Earthsea Cycle.

Vanamonde93 (and anyone else interested): thoughts and edits are welcome. This is the last batch of blurbs for older FACs for a while. I'll be starting a wikibreak tomorrow, but I'll keep an eye on this page. - Dank (push to talk) 22:04, 26 December 2019 (UTC)


 * "children's literature" -- "young mage" -- "still a boy" -- "school of wizardry". I think this would work equally well and still get across the essential concept, if we removed the word "young". MPS1992 (talk) 03:06, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. - Dank (push to talk) 03:20, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Made a few tweaks; open to suggestions, as always.
 * Small tweak. Looks great. - Dank (push to talk) 00:16, 30 December 2019 (UTC)