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Based on the novels a wizard of earthsea and the tombs of atuan by ursula le guin. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are ged. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 40 pages and is available in paperback format. Years ago, they had escaped together from the sinister tombs of atuan she, an isolated young priestess. Le guin has published twentyone novels, eleven volumes of short stories, three collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards.
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