by Ursula K. Le Guin
★★★★☆ · 4.02 on Goodreads
A boy wizard learns the cost of pride
A gifted, arrogant boy summons something he shouldn't, then spends the book sailing a grey northern sea to face it. Le Guin writes magic as the true names of things, which makes everything feel weighed and quiet. Read it when you want fantasy that treats you like a grown-up.
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