Ursula K. Le Guin, Fred Fordham. Walker Books, (288p) ISBN: 9781529526264. Graphic Novel, read 01/04/25, Paperback ★★★★★

A Wizard of Earthsea

I’ve loved the Earthsea saga for almost as long as I’ve been reading and still have my editions from the early 70s as some of the first books I ever bought.

So it was with some trepidation that I asked for a copy of this adaptation into graphic novel form.

As the tale of A Wizard of Earthsea is so well known I won’t really talk about the story apart from to say that the adaptation of the tale has really kept the most important parts of the book and relied on it’s form as a graphic novel for the atmosphere and to make what few words there were give weight to the story properly.

Fred Fordham takes the concept of light and dark and the balance between them and illustrates this so well (fair warning some of the panels are very dark and need good lighting to read properly)

As we journey through Sparrowhawk’s travels and coming of age we explore all the main locations of his various developments and adventures, the meeting with the dragon Yevaud is especially exciting, but there is nothing lacking in this adaptation and I was forever waiting for the next location or episode with pure excitement.

I absolutely loved this adaptation and am so up for Fred Fordham to adapt the rest of the series. This really is a must buy for all fans of Earthsea.

I received this from Walker Books in exchange for an honest review.