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Ursula K. Le Guin - The Farthest Shore

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A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.
 

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Gently, pass the final hurdle to a fearless life

Date of Review:  Aug 23, 2001
The Bottom Line: Read this book for a warming tale of wise message about very human characters, in a fantastic world...will live in your memory.
Review: What a beautiful book!

The Farthest shore was for many years the final book of the Earthsea series, until LeGuin decided to write Tehanu , a lamentable decision, perhaps, but that s another story

All these books tell tales around...
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Sensitive writing, non-preachy...
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The Farthest Shore: Full Circle for the Cycle, Or Was It?

Date of Review:  May 17, 2005
The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line has already moved on to finish ALL the books in the Cycle.
Review: My husband was absolutely convinced after we saw the atrocious Earthsea miniseries on the SciFi Channel that I needed to read all of Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea Cycle books for myself. I was skeptical after the sheer awfulness of the miniseries, but...
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resolves almost all the storylines in...
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Arren's eventual role in Earthsea is...
 

Book Three of the finest fantasy series of all

Date of Review:  Dec 22, 2000
The Bottom Line: This is the fulfilling final volume of the greatest fantasy series of all. Suitable for children and adults.
Review: (NOTE: this review is the third of three, covering all the volumes of Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea Trilogy. All of them are now posted.)

The Farthest Shore, is the third volume of Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea Trilogy. In spirit, it is closer to...
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A fitting finish to the series
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Authors Ursula K. Le Guin
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1973 National Book Award

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  Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse (September 01, 2001)
Measurements: 7.25"(h) x 4.5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.3 lbs.
ISBN: 9780689845345

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  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. About that roofless court stood four high walls of stone.
 

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