The Farthest Shore
Earthsea, Book 3
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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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The third book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition. Complete the collection with A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan and Tehanu.
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.
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"[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)
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- Shaun
- 21-11-19
Spine tingling narration
Really enjoyed the reading. The story is good but there are a few points where things just happen because they need to.
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- AballyTKD
- 08-01-21
Magic at it's best
Loved reading this story as a young adult - immensely enjoyed listening to it again as an old man. Very well narrated. Ursula K Le Guin's magic universe is deep, poetic and somehow more dignified. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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- ncinci
- 19-11-19
A Classic superbly read.
A Classic superbly read. There is really no need to say anything more is there?
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- Bartek S.
- 04-09-21
amazing book
loved the book. sometimes when Ged is speaking it was hard to hear the word but the narration is amazing. worth every moment
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- Leelo
- 16-03-20
Keeps getting better!
Earthsea must of been the inspiration for so many other books. I thought I'd skipped a book at first as it starts off with new characters and I couldn't see how it follows on from the last book. Before long the story falls into place leaving me thinking "Arr I see what's happening now" can't wait to listen to book 4
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- Anonymous User
- 12-05-23
A masterpiece.
A different calibre of writing.... trounces contemporary writing. Philosophy, humanity, darkness, magic. Narrator did an amazing job too!
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- zakary pilling
- 12-12-20
up there with the best
the whole series has been one of my favourite listens so far, up there with the lord of the rings trilogy!
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- Alison H.
- 11-03-25
Beautiful language
A wonderful story of epic proportions narrated by the talented Kobna. I recommend this book to everyone without reservation.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-01-21
Worth the wait
The description of Earth-Sea is so breath taking, I could vividly see every island, rock and wave. As all previous books this starts off with a slow pace - fully immersing the listener. Cried a few times- both in sadness and in joy. Marvelous.
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- Paul
- 11-09-21
Incredible narration of an incredible book
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is one of the most interesting and unique narrators I have ever had the pleasure of listening to - a true actor. And what a joy it has been hearing him bring Le Guin’s marvellous story to life. Pure magic.
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