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This item is a first edition with no ISBN and no other printings listed. The picture is a scan of the actual book. It is in very good condition with slight foxing on top of the text block and some sun discoloration on the spine and top of the dust jacket. There is a slight tear to the upper back of the dust jacket, very slight dings at the corners and bottom of the spine.
Ged is his true name, but they call him Sparrowhawk. In Earthsea, to know a person's true name is to have power over that person, so only those most trusted are allowed to say any but a person's "use name." Sparrowhawk's greatest desire is for knowledge, particularly of magic, and he pursues that heedless of the warnings of everyone around him. When he mistakenly unleashes a malevolent dark power, it is only the creature's true name that stands between Ged and victory.
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