The Earthsea Quartet A Wizard of Earthsea (Book 1) By Ursula K. Le Guin

This has always been called a classic of the Fantasy Genre This is the first time I have read it. Ged\Sparrowhawk is a young boy with great magical potential. As a young lad he saves his village and gets taken on as apprentice to the Mage Ogion but is too impatiant with Ogion's teaching methords. So he is sent to the school on Roke Isle of the Wise. In a challange with his rival Ged releases an evil shadow creature. Ged has a few adventures but always the shadow is hunting him. Eventually Ged realises that he must confront the shadow and sets out to hunt it down.
I enjoyed this book the story is enthralling though at times the descriptions of travelling can get tedious. I had watched the TV Mini series before reading this book and I am glad I did because I would hate the Mini series if I watched it now because it can only loosely be linked to the book.