The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K LeGuin (Audiobook Review)

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Title: The Tombs of Atuan
Series: EarthSea, book 2
Author: Ursula K LeGuin
Narrator: Rob Inglis
Publisher: Recorded Books
Duration: 5 hours, 27 minutes
Copyright: 1994
Genres: fantasy, adventure
Filed in: Audiobook reviews
Review copy provided by Kearney Public Library.

PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: A bold young wizard enters the labyrinth of the sacred Tombs of Atuan to steal the magical ring of Erreth-Akbe. Instead, he finds an unhappy priestess in need of a hero to save her.
©1970 Ursula K. Le Guin (P)1994 Recorded Books, LLC

MY THOUGHTS: “The Tombs of Atuan” is the second audiobook in Ursula K LeGuin’s EarthSea series. This audiobook is not a direct continuation of the first EarthSea installment, “A Wizard of EarthSea”, and works well as a stand-alone if you’re not interested in reading the whole series. There is one common character, however, in Ged the wizard, who was the main character of the first audiobook.

To tell you the truth, I got a little bored with “The Tombs of Atuan.” I mentioned before that fantasy audiobooks are not my favorites. I still pick one up now and then, however, because you just never know when you’ll come across something that you really like. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if you never read outside your favorite genre, you’re going to miss out on a lot of good fiction..

NARRATOR: Rob Inglis narrated a lot of fantasy audiobooks, including J R R Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series. There is surprisingly little information about Rob Inglis available on the internet but I’m guessing he has had training in classical theatre. He has a fantastic reading voice and I like his British accent.

FINAL WORD: Hey, don’t take my word for it, check out “The Tombs of Atuan” for yourself. If you like fantasy audiobooks, you’ll no doubt enjoy this one.

CHECK OUT THESE OTHER AUDIOBOOK REVIEWS:
A Wizard of EarthSea by Ursula K LeGuin (Audiobook Review)
The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien (Audiobook Review)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling (Audiobook Review)

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