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Patricia A. McKillip: The Riddle-Master of Hed (1978, Del Rey)

First in the Quest of the Riddle-Master trilogy. Long ago, the wizards had vanished from …

Review of 'The Riddle-Master of Hed' on 'Goodreads'

I got the same thrill from reading this book as the first time I read Earthsea. It's so rare to stumble across a fantasy novel that really seems to borrow nothing from the rest of the canon -- to be entirely unique, and wonderful.

I loved how it was written in riddles.