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He was nearly a man, but still a boy slender, dressed richly. A boy sat there on the low hump of marble and moss, his gaze following the fall of the fountain’s central jet. Veins of bright green moss filled the cracks, spreading up from the grassy plot around the basin. #The farthest shore to sleep in a sea of stars crackedThe tree nearest the fountain, a well-grown rowan, had humped and cracked the marble pavement with its roots. For Roke is the Isle of the Wise, where the Art Magic is taught and the Great House is the school and central place of wizardry and the central place of the House is that small court far within the walls, where the fountain plays and the trees stand in rain or sun or starlight. Behind those were rooms and courts, passages, corridors, towers, and at last the heavy outmost walls of the Great House of Roke, which would stand any assault of war or earthquake or the sea itself, being built not only of stone, but of incontestable magic. About that roofless court stood four high walls of stone. IN THE COURT OF THE fountain the sun of March shone through young leaves of ash and elm, and water leapt and fell through shadow and clear light. The Farthest Shore CHAPTER 1 THE ROWAN TREE #The farthest shore to sleep in a sea of stars fullNow the full Earthsea collection- A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, Tales from Earthsea, and The Other Wind-is available with a fresh, modern look that will endear it both to loyal fans and new legions of readers. Le Guin’s Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere, alongside the works of such beloved authors as J.R.R. With millions of copies sold worldwide, Ursula K. Because to restore magic, the two warriors must venture to the farthest reaches of their world-and even beyond the realm of death. But Ged Sparrohawk-Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord-is determined to discover the source of this devastating loss.Īided by Enlad’s young Prince Arren, Ged embarks on a treacherous journey that will test their strength and will. In this third book in the Earthsea series, darkness threatens to overtake Earthsea: The world and its wizards are losing their magic. The National Book Award–winning third novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. ![]()
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