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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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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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The narration was excellent. I really enjoyed listening to it. Would thoroughly recommend anyone to get this.

Great book

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Earthsea books are timeless, classic and inspired, and the performance was spot on, loved this audible book

Classic brilliant story & performance

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Great book, very well narrated , 3rd book in trilogy which I have enjoyed

The farthest shore

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The reader’s voice is a real pleasure to listen to. It is exceptionally well suited to the tone of the writing, and atmosphere of the worlds he is transporting the listener into.

The book is well known to me, and a classic, with Le Guin’s typically gorgeous writing and unparalleled way with a good story.

A truly wonderful voice for this story

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How wonderful to be lead through magic with mages, values and dragons. Wonderfully enacted by the narrator

A master at spinning tales

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