When Ali's home-made raft is swept into the Mediterranean, he is rescued by the captain and crew of the Arabian Star, an oil tanker, who show him their ship, describe their way of life, and take him through the Suez Canal with them.
TehanuGed is but a goatherd on the island of Gont when he comes by his strange powers over nature. Sent to the School of Wizards on Roke, he learns the true way of magic and proves himself a powerful magician. And it is as the Archmage Sparrowhawk that he helps the High Priestess Tenar escape the labyrinth ...
