--- product_id: 4115974 title: "Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4)" price: "HK$166" currency: HKD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hk/products/4115974-tehanu-the-earthsea-cycle-book-4 store_origin: HK region: Hong Kong --- # Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4) **Price:** HK$166 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4) - **How much does it cost?** HK$166 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hk](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/4115974-tehanu-the-earthsea-cycle-book-4) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Nebula Award and Locus Award-winning fourth novel in the beloved Earthsea series by Ursula K. LeGuin Years before, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan—she, an isolated young priestess, he, a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him not by choice. A lifetime ago, they helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Now they must join forces again, to help another -- the physically and emotionally scarred child whose own destiny remains to be revealed. With millions of copies sold, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere. Complex, innovative, and deeply moral, this quintessential fantasy sequence has been compared with the work of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and has helped make Le Guin one of the most distinguished fantasy and science fiction writers of all time. Review: mature themes - I loved the first three books of the Earthsea trilogy when I read them as a child. I encountered Tehanu for the first time when I re-read the series as an adult. Tehanu is a marked departure from the previous three books: years after writing the first three books, Le Guin, now an established author, revisits her beloved characters and addresses complex questions and themes that she couldn't tackle when she wrote the original series. The main theme is an exploration of power - not on a grand scale, but the power we have over our own lives and decisions, the overt power of men vs the subtle powers of women in a traditional society, etc. The book explores gender roles, aging, parenthood, violence and abuse in a very tender and sensitive way. Young children may find it less exciting than the first three, but for adults and kids who are mature enough to appreciate it, It's a much richer, deeper book than its predecessors, with much wisdom in it. Review: Ladies to the Forefront - As book four in the Earthsea saga, this book is a radical departure from the tone and feel of the first three. There is very little magic in this book; rather what we have is a very fine delineation of everyday living in a world where things do not always go right, where the rape, burning, and near murder of a child, while not an ordinary occurrence, is part of the way things are. Tenar, who we first met in book two, The Tombs of Atuan, is the point of view character of this book, a now middle-aged woman who has settled down to an ordinary life as a farmer’s wife, whose days have become a matter of routine, where magic, mages, and kings are merely fond memories. But her husband is now dead, she has ‘adopted’ the poor abused child Therra mentioned above, and change comes in the form of a message that Origon, Ged’s teacher and master mage of Gont island, is dying. From here we follow Tenar’s attempts to forge just what her place in life is, accompanied by a now magic-less Ged, in terms of both everyday living and the place of women within the power structure of mages and kings. There is a very definite turning in this book towards feminist themes, at times almost stridently so, in sharp contrast to the male-dominated earlier books. Tenar comes to question the right of any man to order her life, while at the same time recognizing that there is an incompleteness to her life without a complementary man to live it with. Issues of home, hearth, and children’s education (embodied by the physically and emotionally scarred Therra) are of prime importance here. All this makes for a very gritty, real-world feel to this book, certainly far away from fairy-tale land. Those who loved the earlier books may find this too much of a change, but I found that for myself, this book makes a great counter-point to those books, providing the whole with a balance that is perfectly in key with the general philosophy of Earthsea, that all things must be kept in balance. At the same time, this is not a book for younger children, as the themes and events are too dark, violent, and rife with heavy emotional freighting. Older teens can probably derive much from this book, with Tenar as a strong female role model and coping with loss and tragedy are so well presented. Le Guin’s prose style is still the simple, minimalist structure that we have grown so used to over the years, a fine vehicle for presenting difficult concepts in easily digestible thought flavors. Things are never over-described, but rather left with a certain amount of incompleteness that allows the reader to add his own mental picture. Very different from the first three books, but with its own power to capture your imagination, and with much to say about the everyday world where bad things must be met, handled, and then continue on with your life. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #642,261 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #28 in Teen & Young Adult Fairy Tales & Folklore #45 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Self Esteem & Reliance #58 in Teen & Young Adult Classic Literature | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,107 Reviews | ## Images ![Tehanu (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 4) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71oucsBZ4FL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ mature themes *by C***S on October 15, 2013* I loved the first three books of the Earthsea trilogy when I read them as a child. I encountered Tehanu for the first time when I re-read the series as an adult. Tehanu is a marked departure from the previous three books: years after writing the first three books, Le Guin, now an established author, revisits her beloved characters and addresses complex questions and themes that she couldn't tackle when she wrote the original series. The main theme is an exploration of power - not on a grand scale, but the power we have over our own lives and decisions, the overt power of men vs the subtle powers of women in a traditional society, etc. The book explores gender roles, aging, parenthood, violence and abuse in a very tender and sensitive way. Young children may find it less exciting than the first three, but for adults and kids who are mature enough to appreciate it, It's a much richer, deeper book than its predecessors, with much wisdom in it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ladies to the Forefront *by P***D on June 24, 2002* As book four in the Earthsea saga, this book is a radical departure from the tone and feel of the first three. There is very little magic in this book; rather what we have is a very fine delineation of everyday living in a world where things do not always go right, where the rape, burning, and near murder of a child, while not an ordinary occurrence, is part of the way things are. Tenar, who we first met in book two, The Tombs of Atuan, is the point of view character of this book, a now middle-aged woman who has settled down to an ordinary life as a farmer’s wife, whose days have become a matter of routine, where magic, mages, and kings are merely fond memories. But her husband is now dead, she has ‘adopted’ the poor abused child Therra mentioned above, and change comes in the form of a message that Origon, Ged’s teacher and master mage of Gont island, is dying. From here we follow Tenar’s attempts to forge just what her place in life is, accompanied by a now magic-less Ged, in terms of both everyday living and the place of women within the power structure of mages and kings. There is a very definite turning in this book towards feminist themes, at times almost stridently so, in sharp contrast to the male-dominated earlier books. Tenar comes to question the right of any man to order her life, while at the same time recognizing that there is an incompleteness to her life without a complementary man to live it with. Issues of home, hearth, and children’s education (embodied by the physically and emotionally scarred Therra) are of prime importance here. All this makes for a very gritty, real-world feel to this book, certainly far away from fairy-tale land. Those who loved the earlier books may find this too much of a change, but I found that for myself, this book makes a great counter-point to those books, providing the whole with a balance that is perfectly in key with the general philosophy of Earthsea, that all things must be kept in balance. At the same time, this is not a book for younger children, as the themes and events are too dark, violent, and rife with heavy emotional freighting. Older teens can probably derive much from this book, with Tenar as a strong female role model and coping with loss and tragedy are so well presented. Le Guin’s prose style is still the simple, minimalist structure that we have grown so used to over the years, a fine vehicle for presenting difficult concepts in easily digestible thought flavors. Things are never over-described, but rather left with a certain amount of incompleteness that allows the reader to add his own mental picture. Very different from the first three books, but with its own power to capture your imagination, and with much to say about the everyday world where bad things must be met, handled, and then continue on with your life. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sad, wonderful, nurturing, magical.. *by K***R on November 26, 2024* It has finished unexpectedly as it began, led through plenty of miserable moments, as well as deeply bright, tender moments full of love. Aged has lost his power but gained something much greater than that.. heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time and deeply comforting --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hk/products/4115974-tehanu-the-earthsea-cycle-book-4](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/4115974-tehanu-the-earthsea-cycle-book-4) --- *Product available on Desertcart Hong Kong* *Store origin: HK* *Last updated: 2026-08-13*