Between me and my Shadow

The land of Earthsea is brutal. They eat salt fish and waybread (not lembas, which is the elven kind) most of the time. The book reminds me of the voyage of the Dawn Treader, which is a Chronicle of Narnia. The book is also a lot like LOTR, especially in the matter of names. However, the book also feels rather anti-feminist to me, since the "good guys" have this deep mistrust of the fairer sex. I suppose this has to do with their history.