Writing Style - 3/5 
 Characters - 3 
 Storyline - 3 
 Resonance - 1 
 The Not-Too-Revealing Synopsis: 
 The divide between life and death is not as it should be. A minor magic artisan - a layman really - finds that he has some inexplicable connection to the portents and sets off in search of aid from the skilled and learned of Earthsea. 
 The Review 
 Note - I did not realize this book was part of a series until after I had finished it and was looking at online reviews. So take my views with that in mind. 
 This was a very pleasant, curious read. Characters, newly introduced seemed like old friends and the land, despite the detailed map in the beginning, did not seem all too foreign. The mystery, the plot itself, unraveled slowly and cast a foreboding aura on all that transpired, putting the reader in the same mind set as the characters themselves. This was a quick read, an easy read, an enjoyable read and an entirely forgettable read. I would not recommend this book (particularly not without having read the previous works).