A Wizard of Earthsea
A proud goatherd becomes the wizard Ged, looses a shadow at Roke, and must hunt it across Earthsea to name it. Le Guin's lean 1968 series opener.
2,972-word summary · 13 min read
dragons + magic
5 books tagged both “dragons” and “magic”.
Inheritance
Eragon and Saphira march on Uru'baen to end Galbatorix, with hidden hearts and hard goodbyes.
3,160-word summary · 14 min read
Brisingr
Eragon rescues Katrina, backs a dwarf king, and earns a burning sword.
2,214-word summary · 10 min read
Eldest
Eragon trains with Oromis in Ellesmera while Roran defends Carvahall and Nasuada leads the Varden toward war.
2,652-word summary · 12 min read
Eragon
Paolini's Eragon retold: a farm boy, a blue stone, Saphira the dragon, and the road to the Varden.
1,996-word summary · 9 min read