No. of pages 272
Published: 2012
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In "The Farthest Shore," the final installment of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Trilogy, the young prince Arren embarks on a perilous journey alongside the powerful wizard Ged. Their quest is to confront a mysterious darkness threatening to extinguish magic and life across Earthsea. As they travel to the edge of the world, they encounter profound challenges that test their courage and wisdom. Themes of mortality, identity, and the balance between life and death weave through their experiences. Ultimately, Arren must confront his own fears and assumptions, leading to a transformative understanding of what it means to face the end. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book features in the following series: Earthsea Cycle, Earthsea Quartet, Jean Karl, New Windmills Series, Puffin Storybooks .
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 272 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2012 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers .
Ursula K. Le Guin has won many Nebula and Hugo Awards, as well as a National Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Newbery Honor and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.
This book contains the following story:
The Farthest Shore
Darkness threatens to overtake Earthsea. As the world and its wizards are losing their magic, Ged -- powerful Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord -- embarks on a sailing journey with highborn young prince, Arren. They travel far beyond the realm of death to discover the cause of these evil disturbances and to restore magic to a land desperately thirsty for it.
This book is in the following series:
Earthsea Quartet
The Earthsea series is about a reckless, awkward boy named Sparrowhawk who becomes a wizard's apprentice after the wizard reveals Sparrowhawk's true name. The boy comes to realize that his fate may be far more important than he ever dreamed possible.
