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Where The Farthest Shore sits
- Series
- Book 3 of Earthsea. See all Earthsea books in order
- The book before
- The Tombs of Atuan
- The book after
- Tehanu
- Order checked
- Last checked: September 24, 2026, against ursulakleguin.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 3 of the Earthsea series. (ursulakleguin.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 4 is Tehanu. (ursulakleguin.com; read November 6, 2026)
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What The Farthest Shore is about
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- Magic is draining out of Earthsea, and even its wizards are losing it. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
the loss of magic in Earthsea
- Ged, the Archmage, sets sail with Arren, a young prince of high birth, to learn what is causing it and how to mend it. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
embarks on a sailing journey with highborn young prince, Arren
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Other books in Earthsea
6 books listed so far
- Book 1: A Wizard of Earthsea
- Book 2: The Tombs of Atuan
- Book 4: Tehanu
- Book 5: Tales from Earthsea
- The Other Wind
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