Ursula K. Le Guin - The Farthest Shore

Pros: Sensitive writing, non-preachy communication of earthy wisdoms thru magic

Cons: Some difficult passages contorted writing style , poor prose style for some sections.

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 ...

Pros: A fitting finish to the series

Cons: The last

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,...

Pros: Interesting themes, intriguing magic system more fully explored

Cons: It is the last (good) Earthsea book.

Review: Poor Ged. After seeing him earn his stripes in "A Wizard of Earthsea", watching him confront the Nameless Ones in "The Tombs of Atuan" on a quest to rediscover the Rune of Peace, where do we find him? Well, Roke island, of course....

Pros: resolves almost all the storylines in Earthsea

Cons: Arren's eventual role in Earthsea is all too apparent early on

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 ...