Quote Originally Posted by Ionathus View Post
I started the second book in the Earthsea series - Tombs of Atuan. I'm not very far into it, but thus far it's just as evocative as book one.

Even more so, actually, since the second book opens with some of the most captivating fantasy ritual imagery I've ever read -- a young girl kneels before a throne caked in centuries of dust and is fake-sacrificed, then dark liquid is poured out to run down the steps...it's the kind of scene that makes you go "I haven't a blessed clue what's going on but I am HOOKED."
It's been a while since I've read Earthsea (and I only read the first trilogy), but I remember Tombs of Atuan being the book that stood out the most. That said, when looking at those three books together, they show a pretty impressive range of themes and styles.