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The Other Wind

The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6

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The Other Wind

By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
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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 Earthsea Cycle, Le Guin combines her magical fantasy with a profoundly human, earthly, humble touch.

©2001 Ursula K. Le Guin (P)2017 Recorded Books Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Science Fiction & Fantasy Classics Mythology Magic Users Dragons

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honestly, in terms of storytelling and world building, Le guin is just my absolute favourite. hearing her foreword and afterword as well was such a nice addition and from what I can tell it's her reading them directly.

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Not only is there no agreement throughout the Earthsea audiobooks about how to pronounce all the place names and people’s names - this narrator can’t even manage to stay consistent with himself! Surprisingly irritating.

Great story, poor narrator

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It was good to get an ending but it all ended quite abruptly. Still glad to listen to the whole story.

Good story

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not a swift end, but the end it is. moving on is odd. unpredoctable is an understatement, it was interresting.

a just conclusion.

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This series has been fantastic, and, until now, superbly narrated. The narrator’s intonation for this book is off in nearly every sentence and pronunciation of some names changes from sentence to sentence. It’s a shame as it feels like the series falls flat because of this right at the end.

Great story let down by performance

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