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The Other Wind, 5

by Ursula K. Le Guin

A final reckoning for Earthsea

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A final reckoning for Earthsea

Alder’s fear of sleep draws the dead toward the living world, setting the final Earthsea novel in motion. Seeking counsel from Ged, he is directed to Tenar, Tehanu, and the young king at Havnor; the group’s effort eventually leads to the Immanent Grove on Roke. The cast brings together figures from earlier Earthsea books alongside Irian, a dragon who can take human form. The central conflict turns on the boundary between the living and the dead, while the gathering of wizard, ruler, sage, hero, and dragon gives this concluding volume a broad, ensemble shape.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers following the Books of Earthsea through its concluding volume.
  • Readers interested in fantasy involving wizards, dragons, and the living-dead boundary.
  • Readers who enjoy stories that bring together characters and figures from an established fantasy series.

Themes

Life and deathWizards and dragonsCommunity and collective actionThe conclusion of a fantasy series

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Book overview

The final book in Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Books of Earthsea.

The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him to them at night. Through him they may free themselves and invade Earthsea.

Alder seeks advice from Ged, once Archmage. Ged tells him to go to Tenar, Tehanu, and the young king at Havnor. They are joined by amber-eyed Irian, a fierce dragon able to assume the shape of a woman. The threat can be confronted only in the Immanent Grove on Roke, the holiest place in the world, and there the king, hero, sage, wizard, and dragon make a last stand.

In this final book of the Books of Earthsea, Le Guin combines her magical fantasy with a profoundly human, earthly, humble touch.

With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The Rings--but also unlike anything but themselves--Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature. They have received accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike.

Join the millions of fantasy readers who have explored these lands. As The Guardian put it: "Ursula Le Guin's world of Earthsea is a tangled skein of tiny islands cast on a vast sea. The islands' names pull at my heart like no others: Roke, Perilane, Osskil . . ."

The Books of Earthsea includes:

    A Wizard of EarthseaThe Tombs of AtuanThe Farthest ShoreTehanuTales from EarthseaThe Other Wind
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