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The Other Wind

The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6

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The Other Wind

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
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The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him to them at night. Through him they may free themselves and invade Earthsea.

Alder seeks advice from Ged, once Archmage. Ged tells him to go to Tenar, Tehanu, and the young king at Havnor. They are joined by amber-eyed Irian, a fierce dragon able to assume the shape of a woman.

The threat can be confronted only in the Immanent Grove on Roke, the holiest place in the world, and there the king, hero, sage, wizard, and dragon make a last stand.

In this final book of the Earthsea Cycle, Le Guin combines her magical fantasy with a profoundly human, earthly, humble touch.

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Great story
Great production
Very enjoyable and easy to listen to
Well worth the time

Excellent

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A decades long wait for this finale and it is so fitting. The world is broken to be made whole.

slow but beautiful

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A great conclusion to the series. Le Guin once more explores with tenderness the themes of death, grief, and the complex relationship humans have with both. I loved it.

5 stars

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Beautiful, rich, compelling... it was such a joy to listen to, so sad to have it end.

Beautiful story, beautifully read

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The ending did seem to come in a great rush after was seemed like a long preamble. There was also a noticeable difference in tone between the original trilogy and the two new books. That said, I was still engaged by the characters. The one irritant was the inconsistency of name pronunciation by the performer. The name Irion was pronounced two different ways - sometimes differently in adjacent sentences.

Good but rushed ending to the Earthsea story

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