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The Tombs of Atuan

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Year: 1968
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Classics

A young girl, Tenar, is groomed to be in the service of the "Nameless Ones" while living in a labyrinth. A mature Ged (from A Wizard of Earthsea) encounters Tenar in his quest to find a talisman. Thematically another coming of age book, but that of a girl who has been pressed into service of the gods.

The second in the series on Earthsea. Followed by The Farthest Shore.

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