The Farthest Shore
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The Farthest Shore is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that follows Ged and a young prince on a perilous quest to confront a growing darkness threatening the balance of magic and life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Farthest Shore canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
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surface form:
National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
|
| awardYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Gail Garrity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | Cob ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cob
ⓘ
Sparrowhawk ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tehanu ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Tales from Earthsea
ⓘ
surface form:
Tales from Earthsea (film)
|
| hasISBN | 0-689-30054-9 ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
dragons
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journey over sea ⓘ true names and naming magic ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | philosophical fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
balance of magic
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coming of age ⓘ death ⓘ mortality ⓘ power and responsibility ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Taoist philosophy
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mythology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arren
ⓘ
Ged ⓘ Lebannen ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Earthsea ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Ged and Prince Arren travel across Earthsea to investigate the loss of magic and confront a sorcerer who seeks immortality at the cost of the world’s balance. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Tombs of Atuan ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Arren
ⓘ
Ged ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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surface form:
Atheneum Books
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| seriesOrder | 3 ⓘ |
| setting | Earthsea ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult
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young adult ⓘ |
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