Skip to content

The Farthest Shore

Pages
288
Published
1972
Language
English

Synopsis

Magic is fading from the world of Earthsea, and darkness looms. Archmage Ged and the young prince Arren must journey beyond the known world, even to the realm of death, to find the source of this decay and restore the balance before it's too late.

About the author

U
Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (née Kroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently...

Characters

GedProtagonist

Archmage of Roke, once called Sparrowhawk, who leads the search for why magic is draining out of the world of Earthsea.

Arren (Earthsea)Protagonist

Young prince of Enlad who accompanies Ged as a companion on the voyage, growing into the courage and duty the journey demands of him.

CobAntagonist

A once-great sorcerer whose terror of death has driven him to breach the wall between the living and the dead, unraveling magic across Earthsea.

Orm EmbarSupporting

A great dragon of the West Reach who seeks out Ged for help against the spreading blight afflicting dragonkind.

SopliSupporting

A dyer of Lorbanery, driven half-mad by a wizard's false promise of eternal life, who joins Ged and Arren on part of their voyage.

All characters in The Farthest Shore

Read all 1 reviews