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Loading... The Farthest Shore (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 3)by Ursula K. Le Guin (otherwise under Ursula K. Le Guin)Series: The Earthsea Cycle (3)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  horomnizon | Nov 12, 2009 |  The third book in the Earthsea Cycle follows the wizard Ged and young Prince Arren as they search for the reason behind the forgetting of magic. Magic users across the many islands of Earthsea are forgetting the words of magic and going mad, and it seems to be spreading. This is a great story of conquering your fears and overcoming what appears to be more than you can handle. It show the value of friendship and commitment. This was a wonderful follow up to the first two books. I have the fourth on my soon to be bought list. My only complaint is again of the large gap with little to no information of what happens between the stories. I'm the type of reader that enjoys knowing even the more boring parts of the characters lives. 3.5/5 (  ) jasmyn9 | Nov 4, 2009 | jmnlman | Aug 4, 2009 | Other tales of Earthsea... (  ) DriderQueen | Jul 11, 2009 | Unlike the first two I never owned this as a child, but coming to it as an adult it's still a delightful book. Sparrowhawk is more to the front again, though as an aging man now, with Arren to keep him company. And once again there's a good sense of menace in the book, although also much wonder and joy. ( ) lnr_blair | Jul 10, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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Darkness threatens to overtake Earthsea: the world and its wizards are losing their magic. Despite being wearied with age, Ged Sparrowhawk -- Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord -- embarks on a daring, treacherous journey, accompanied by Enlad's young Prince Arren, to discover the reasons behind this devastating pattern of loss. Together they will sail to the farthest reaches of their world -- even beyond the realm of death -- as they seek to restore magic to a land desperately thirsty for it.
With millions of copies sold worldwide, Ursula K. Le Guin's
Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere, alongside the works of such beloved authors as
J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.
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Definitely delving into some serious topics with death and afterlife, but LeGuin doesn't force her own opinion on the reader. The book can be looked at as philosophy or fantasy, depending on your personal beliefs. But it certainly will make you think! I found it quite enjoyable. (