The Farthest Shore

Book Details

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Author(s):

Ursula K Le Guin

First Pub:

1972

Genre(s):

Fantasy

Word Count:

60,591

First Read:

2009

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 13

The Rowan Tree

The Masters of Roke

Hort Town

magelight

Sea Dreams

Lorbanery

The Madman

The Children of the Open Sea

Orm Embar

The Dragon's Run

Selidor

The Dry Land

The Stone of Pain

Internal ID:

1419

Series:

<- The Tombs of Atuan - Tehanu ->

Earthsea Series*

#3 of 6

Earthsea Series*

A series of fantasy books written by Ursula K LeGuin.

View this series in the book list

1) A Wizard of Earthsea
2) The Tombs of Atuan
3) The Farthest Shore
4) Tehanu
5) Tales from Earthsea
6) The Other Wind

Copyright:

Dedication:

For
Elisabeth,
Caroline,
and
Theodore

First Sentence:

In the court of the fountain the sun of March shone through young leaves of ash and elm, and water leapt and fell through shadow and clear light.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

And so he left the mountain, and took ship, and returned to Havnor to be crowned.

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

Read after Tombs of Atuan.

Synopsis not on file
Extract not on file

Added: 31-Jan-2015

Last Updated: 26-Apr-2022

Publications

01-Jul-1984

Bantam Spectra Books

Paperback A

Date Issued:

01-Jul-1984

Format:

Paperback A

Cover Price:

$3.95

Pages*:

197

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

1543

Publisher:

Bantam Spectra Books

ISBN:

0-553-26847-3

ISBN-13:

978-0-553-26847-8

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Gail Garraty - Illustrator
Yvonne Gilbert - Cover Artist

The magic has gone out of the world. All over Earthsea the mages had forgotten their spells, the springs of wizardry were running dry. Ged, dragonlord and Archmage, set out with Arren, a highborn young prince, to seek the source of the darkness. This is the tale of their harrowing journey beyond the shores of death to heal a wounded land.

In the decade since its publication, Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning Earthsea Trilogy has become one of the most beloved fantasies of our time. The windswept world of Earthsea is one of the greatest creations in all fantasy literature, comparable to C.S. Lewis's Narnia or Tolkien's Middle Earth. The magnificent saga begun in A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan concludes with The Farthest Shore.

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Notes and Comments:

Author(s)

Ursula K Le Guin

Awards

1973

Mythopoeic Society

Mythopoeic Award

Nominee

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