[IronDragon]

Have you tired Ursula LeGuin’s Earthsea trilogy?

A Wizard of Earthsea
The Tombs of Atuan
The Farthest Shore

LeGuin’s world is asr ich and as deep as Tolkein’s Middle Earth.

It is a non-standard story of a boy in training to become a Wizard. He struggles with both his arrogance and with his fears.
Instead of grand a wizard “destined for greatness and epic battles the story is about a simple boy who becomes a wizard and tells his story. Instead of the usual "end-of-the-world" theme the main character becomes involved in a personal battle against his own doubts and fears.