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The Farthest Shore

The Third Book of Earthsea

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The Farthest Shore

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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Summary

 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.

'[This] trilogy made me look at the world in a new way, imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than the magic I'd encountered before then. This was a magic of words, a magic of true speaking' Neil Gaiman

'Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it' David Mitchell Classics Epic Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Magic Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic Users Wizardry
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The Earthsea trilogy . . . is a memorable exploration of the relationship between life and death. . . Ged, its hero, must face his shadow self before it devours him. Only then will he become whole. In the process, he must contend with the wisdom of dragons: ambiguous and not our wisdom, but wisdom nonetheless (Margaret Atwood)
[This] trilogy made me look at the world in a new way, imbued everything with a magic that was so much deeper than the magic I'd encountered before then. This was a magic of words, a magic of true speaking (Neil Gaiman)
A Wizard of Earthsea reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago, and whose twists and turns have been handed down through generations of storytellers. It is timeless. . . . Le Guin's words are magical. Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it (David Mitchell, author of CLOUD ATLAS)
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Ursula Le Guin died in 2018, and on the day of her, the world lost not just a great writer, but a great philosopher, and a great woman. A woman who guided hole generations through the perils of gender, power, life and purpose. Her words form a tapestry beautiful, moving speaking of pain and love an agony in life. To her truths can be found if you know the name and have the foresight to look. Though she’s gone, her wisdom is preserved, eternally in her works, that will live beyond her serving to spread a message of peace and love and understanding in contemplative silence. A message, the Preatures radical change while advocating for the wisdom to know what to change, and what preserve. Like the central premise of the Farthest shore about accepting and living with death, and the meaning that it gives the life, her work is immortal and lives beyond her. Though her body has returned to the earth like we all must so to do her words returns to the minds and imagination of her readers. The challenge lies with us now to take up her torch and live and dream her work. To pass it on and let it inspire the world to create and preserve. Le Guin inspires as much as she dazzle. At first, I thought of including Every powerful quote from sparrowhawk each wonderfully written and beautifully voices but in so doing I trying to preserve a single moment, I fear I miss the forest through the trees. The work is not necessarily to be dissected and appreciated Individually devoid of context. It should be looked at as a whole. A moving mural of meaning. whether you have read in the past, or are reading now or plan to read in the future the meaning is the same. Her work is immortal and their wisdom cannot be denied. Not for what they are, but for what they signify and inspire. She like the wizards of her book, new the meaning and power of life and spoke it into reality with every stroke of her pen. May we all be inspired to do the same.

To except death

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The characters are wonderful, and grow with each page. The author wove in many challenges and settings , ensuring that the journey was always meaningful.

A wonderful tale of challenges and growth.

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I want to buy this a hardcopy set for my children to read and learn from

Beautiful

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a bit slow of a story, but I enjoyed it. the reader was excellent 👌

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The beginning and end is such a central theme of this book, it’s the beginning of Arren and the end of Ged (in a sense). The fathers sure completes the wizard of earth sea original three books and what an end.
Brilliant i wish I had been able to read this when I was younger I believe I would have taken a lot of these stories this one in particular.
Ursula K Le guin was an amazing writer we are blessed to have had the ability to have a glimpse into her many worlds and wonders.

The beginning and end

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