Earthsea is in danger, the world of magic is on the verge of extinction. The universal balance has been disrupted: dragons living in the western border of fairyland suddenly appear in the east in the domain of humans. The Archmage Ged goes in search of the root cause of the trouble. On the way, he meets Arren, Prince of Enlad, who, after the murder of his father, flees from his native land, pursued by a shadow. Arriving in the capital of Hearthsea, Hort-Town, the travelers find shelter in the house of the White Lady, a former priestess of the dark Tombs of Atuan. Here, Ged reveals to Arren the mysteries of life and death, truth and ...