Arren

I also have loosely plotted a story in which he is an infant his grandfather King Arren being the central figure, and considered making a novel of that.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2010

The novel's ending implies that Arren and Eilla will never be together.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2010

The relationships are perhaps more nuanced in The Dog of the North, but Arren rarely comes off better in sparring with either Eilla or Siedra, while Beauceron's kidnap of Lady Isola hardly goes according to plan.

Archive 2010-07-01 Tim Stretton 2010

The relationships are perhaps more nuanced in The Dog of the North, but Arren rarely comes off better in sparring with either Eilla or Siedra, while Beauceron's kidnap of Lady Isola hardly goes according to plan.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2010

The novel's ending implies that Arren and Eilla will never be together.

Archive 2010-07-01 Tim Stretton 2010

Arren (voiced by Matt Levin) flees -- and quickly finds himself teamed with a wandering wizard named Sparrowhawk (Timothy Dalton), who becomes his mentor and guardian.

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Tales From Earthsea 2010

Problematically, there is very little real action to the story, even in the showdown between Arren and Cob.

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Tales From Earthsea 2010

But aside from a little myth-spinning about the mutual origins of humans and dragons, the opening -- about bad-portent sightings of dragons for the first time in ages -- leads up to an unexplained act of violence by a young prince named Arren against his father.

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Tales From Earthsea 2010

Arren has a run-in with the henchmen, led by the weasely Hare (Cheech Marin) -- but escapes with Sparrowhawk's help.

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Tales From Earthsea 2010

I also have loosely plotted a story in which he is an infant his grandfather King Arren being the central figure, and considered making a novel of that.

Archive 2010-02-01 Tim Stretton 2010