Record Number |
739699 |
ISBN |
9781442459939 (paperback) |
Author |
Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018 author. |
Title |
The farthest shore / Ursula K. Le Guin. |
Edition |
First Atheneum Books for Young Readers paperback edition. |
Publisher/Date |
New York, New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012. |
©1972, 2012. |
Pagination etc. |
259 pages : maps ; 21 cm. |
Series |
Earthsea cycle 3 |
Contents note |
"With a new afterword from the author" -- cover. |
Rowan tree -- Masters of Roke -- Hort town -- Magelight -- Sea dreams -- Lorbanery -- Madman -- Children of the open sea -- Orm Embar -- Dragons' run -- Selidor -- Dry land -- Stone of pain. |
Summary Note |
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea. 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. |
Target audience note |
Ages 12 up. |
Subject |
Magic -- Juvenile fiction |
Wizards -- Juvenile fiction |
Earthsea (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction |
Children's stories |
Fantasy fiction. |
Shelf Location |
JF LEGU |