Tehanu

The Last Book of Earthsea Earthsea Cycle, #4

Ursula K. Le Guin

First edition, 226 psl.

English kalba

Publikuota 1990 m. kovas, Atheneum.

ISBN:: 978-0-689-31595-4
OCLC numeris:: 317496016
ISFDB ID:: 7656

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The stink of burning filled the wind, as with a hissing roar the dragon, turning to land on the shelf of rock, breathed out a sigh of fire. Its feet clashed on the rock. The thorny tail, writhing, rattled, and the wings stormed and rustled as they folded down to the mailed flanks. The head turned slowly. The dragon gazed straight at the woman from yellow eyes under armored carapaces wide-set above the narrow nose and flaring, fuming nostrils. And her small, soft face and dark eyes gazed straight at it.

The dragon turned its head aside a little so that she was not destroyed when it did speak, or perhaps it laughed — a great "Hah!" of orange flame.

Tenat saw then the man astride its back, his hands clenched on the rust-dark mail of the dragon's neck, his head bowed as if he were asleep.

The dragon lowered …

The dragon turned its head aside a little so that she was not destroyed when it did speak, or perhaps it laughed — a great "Hah!" of orange flame.

Tenat saw then the man astride its back, his hands clenched on the rust-dark mail of the dragon's neck, his head bowed as if he were asleep.

The dragon lowered its body into a crouch and spoke. "Sobriost," it said, and that word of the Language of the Making she knew: Go up, the dragon said: Mount! and she saw the steps to mount. The taloned foot, the crooked elbow, the shoulder-joint, the first musculature of the wing: four steps.

She too said, "Hah!" but not in a laugh, only tring to get her breath. Then she went forward, past the talons and the long lipless mouth and the long yellow eye, and mounted the shoulder of the dragon. She took the man's arm. He did not move, but surely he was not dead. "Come on," she said, and then seeing his face as she loosened the clenched grip of his left hand, "Come on, Ged. Come on…."

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Quaaltagh apžvelgė autoriaus Ursula K. Le Guin knygą Das Vermächtnis von Erdsee (Erdsee-Zyklus)

Vorgeschichte eines Zyklus

3 žvaigždutės

"Das Vermächtnis von Erdsee“ ist eine guter Einstieg in die Erdsee-Saga (auch wenn das Buch 33 Jahre nach dem ersten Band entstanden ist) und vermittelt einen Eindruck von der Lebensweise, den Gesetzen und Bräuchen der Bewohner, aber es führt auch ein in die schriftstellerische Phantasiewelt der Ursula K. Le Guin. Gedanken und Gefühle spielen bei ihr stets eine gewichtige Rolle und leiten, wie bei jedem anderen Menschen, die Entscheidungen und Geschickte der Protagonisten. Daher nehmen sie auch relativ viel Raum ein. Wer sich darauf einlassen kann, wird in eine Welt entführt, aus der er sich nur mit Mühe wieder lösen kann. Le Guin schreibt faszinierend, detailreich und extrem stimmungsvoll, wobei die Grundstimmung etwas an Leichtigkeit vermissen lässt. Meist herrscht eine gewisse Nachdenklichkeit vor, die bis hin zur Verbitterung reichen kann. Entschädigt wird man dafür allerdings mit präzisen Charakterzeichnungen und einem Detailreichtum, bei dem man den feuchten Nebel des Hochmoors fast …

Die Geschichtensammlung ist jedem zu empfehlen, der sich in die Welt von Erdsee vertiefen möchte, eine Welt der Phantasie, die allerdings auch ihre Schattenseiten hat. Der Schreibstil und die tief- und hintergründige Handlung machen dieses Buch, wie auch alle anderen Romane des Erdsee-Zyklus zu einer anspruchsvollen, für echte Freunde der Fantasy aber nicht minder unterhaltsamen Lektüre.

Ausführliche Rezension unter downatharrys.de/ursula-k-le-guin-das-vermaechtnis-von-erdsee/

Jon Nixon apžvelgė autoriaus Ursula K. Le Guin knygą Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, #4)

Review of 'Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4)' on 'Storygraph'

4 žvaigždutės

I enjoyed this book more than “Farthest Shore” but not as much as “Wizard of Earthsea” (one of my favourite books) and “Tombs of Atuan” (also very good). Le Gunn’s writing is as beautiful as ever but this one loses its way in the middle and the ending is satisfying but feels rushed. It was lovely to be reunited with Tenar and the dragons are always great.

steko@wyrms.de apžvelgė autoriaus Ursula K. Le Guin knygą Tehanu

short review of Tehanu

5 žvaigždutės

Įspėjimas dėl turinio some spoilers about the end

This book was both heartbreaking and heartwarming. It was heartbreaking because there is a constant violence against the poor little girl, and she seems to suffer so much. But then things turn to a positive outcome at the end, and she speaks to Kalessin and calls Ged and Tenar her father and mother (when there where just hints of Tenar thinking of her as "adoptive daughter"). I was feeling joy while reading those pages. At the fourth book in the series, I think I see a kind of tidal cycle between male- and female-focused stories. Books 1 and 3 were pretty much male-focused and books 2 and 4 are strongly female-focused. It's explicit, the Place of the Tombs of Atuan has no men, only eunuchs. In "Tehanu" the female perspective is weaved in almost every page, both in the grand scheme of things and the everyday life. I couldn't help noticing a Christian analogy for the final scene when Kalessin says that Tehanu is their daughter, given to Ged and Tenar who should care for her - but it's Tehanu who chooses to stay and help them. So it's actually a radically different approach than the Christian God.

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Fantasy