Description

Ged was the best sorcerer in most Earthsea,  but when he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless  youth, hungry for knowledge and power, who tampered  with long-held secrets and loosed a dreadful shadow  upon the planet. This is actually the tale of his testing,  how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an  ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to  restore the balance.From the Paperback version.