The Farthest Shore is followed by Tehanu, then The Other Wind, making five books in the main cycle itself. There is also Tales from Earthsea, a collection of short stories, one of which ("Dragonfly") acts as a bridge story between Tehanu and The Other Wind.
None of these titles is, in my opinion, very impressive; while the last two novels of the series do answer some questions about the world, their tone is completely different from the first three books (not surprising, since they were published about 20 years after The Farthest Shore). The Other Wind was significantly better than Tehanu, but still not nearly as good as the first three books of the series. My advice is as follows: if you have not yet read the last two books of the series, then don't.
What are you reading?
Kaori wrote:None of these titles is, in my opinion, very impressive]The Farthest Shore[/I]). The Other Wind was significantly better than Tehanu, but still not nearly as good as the first three books of the series. My advice is as follows: if you have not yet read the last two books of the series, then don't.
That is what I was figuring. After Tehanu, I wasn't going to waste any more time on her stuff. Sadly, cause I really liked the EarthSea trilogy...
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Kaori wrote:The Farthest Shore is followed by Tehanu, then The Other Wind, making five books in the main cycle itself. There is also Tales from Earthsea, a collection of short stories, one of which ("Dragonfly") acts as a bridge story between Tehanu and The Other Wind.
None of these titles is, in my opinion, very impressive]The Farthest Shore[/I]). The Other Wind was significantly better than Tehanu, but still not nearly as good as the first three books of the series. My advice is as follows: if you have not yet read the last two books of the series, then don't.
Ah; I had only read through The Furthest Shore. I am glad to hear that advice, however, because it has been years since I read the books and if I wished to finish the primary cycle I would have to do significant rereading.
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I'm currently reading "Faith of My Fathers".
~Life is the art of drawing without an eraser~
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Hello there! I'm back after a long break! I started watching anime again in 2016. I still check the forum too!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Lady Arianrod, lover of nature and fire.
Hello there! I'm back after a long break! I started watching anime again in 2016. I still check the forum too!
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33
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Last week I read The Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron Dokey, and today I finished Life Everlasting by Robert Whitlow
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I'm in the middle of My Life As Polluted Pond Scum.
And
Stories for An Extreme Teen's Heart.
And
Who Need's a Super-Hero?
And
Stories for An Extreme Teen's Heart.
And
Who Need's a Super-Hero?
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing left in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' ...you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Satan, bite the dust!
"You are not who your mistakes say you are; you are not the sum of your failures!"---Rev. Billy Miller
Proverbs 18:24
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing left in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' ...you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling
Satan, bite the dust!
"You are not who your mistakes say you are; you are not the sum of your failures!"---Rev. Billy Miller
Proverbs 18:24
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I have been reading numerous volumes of The Sandman, now that I've actually gone to the effort of tracking them down.
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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uc pseudonym wrote:I have been reading numerous volumes of The Sandman, now that I've actually gone to the effort of tracking them down.
Cool. Sandman is an awesome series.
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I just finished Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn, after rereading his Across the Nightingale Floor. Now, I'm off to buy the third book in the trilogy (Brilliance of the Moon). I have a bad feeling that the main characters are all going to die. XD;;;;;;
Also, I've been reading for the fifth or sixth time, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
Also, I've been reading for the fifth or sixth time, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
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Currently reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Just finished chapter one of book six: Lord of Chaos. Its really really good for a fantasy, i think even if (again in my opinion) no one can come near topping Lewis and Tolkien 
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
"The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say."
-Fellowship of the Ring, by JRR Tolkien
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Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott.
Unfortunate events have kept me from having a chance to read anything past the second chapter since I've picked it up a week ago.
It's by the author of Old Mortality, (My absolute favorite book ever!) and my youth group leader recommended the movie to me. So I thought I'd pick the book up first to see if it was any good.
I have a ton of free time tomorrow, so I'll probably be half-finished with it by then, hopefully by that time I can edit this post and replace it with an overview of the plot.
Unfortunate events have kept me from having a chance to read anything past the second chapter since I've picked it up a week ago.
It's by the author of Old Mortality, (My absolute favorite book ever!) and my youth group leader recommended the movie to me. So I thought I'd pick the book up first to see if it was any good.
I have a ton of free time tomorrow, so I'll probably be half-finished with it by then, hopefully by that time I can edit this post and replace it with an overview of the plot.
"What kind of farmer are you who goes armed like a pirate?"-Jublain from Sackett's Land
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John Ringo:The Gunfigther Who Never Was by Jack Burrow
An interesting true account of a Old West myth.
An interesting true account of a Old West myth.
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'Unveiling Islam'
By Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner. Both former Muslims.
I'm gonna use this to minister to some of the decendants of Ishmael ('cuz they're really stubborn. Need referance. ^^; )
And, of coarse, God's Word!
By Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner. Both former Muslims.
I'm gonna use this to minister to some of the decendants of Ishmael ('cuz they're really stubborn. Need referance. ^^; )
And, of coarse, God's Word!
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Sunako wrote:I just finished Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn, after rereading his Across the Nightingale Floor. Now, I'm off to buy the third book in the trilogy (Brilliance of the Moon). I have a bad feeling that the main characters are all going to die. XD]The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[/U] by Douglas Adams.
Just how are those Tales of the Otori books? Cause I have looked at them and they seem rather interesting, but am still kind of fence sitting. What were your thots on them? Thanks...
His Strength was as the Strength of Ten, for His Heart was Pure
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Ender's Game... My friend is pestering me to read it... I'm not far in it yet
[button="gripe off topic"]I hate this stupid Dialup... It takes forever to load, and I can*t keep the cursor on the text box while it loads because it keeps shifting to whatever is newly downloaded on the page... [/button]
[button="gripe off topic"]I hate this stupid Dialup... It takes forever to load, and I can*t keep the cursor on the text box while it loads because it keeps shifting to whatever is newly downloaded on the page... [/button]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs Watch this movie なう。 It's legal, free... And it's more than its premise. It's not saying Fast Food is good food. Just watch it.
Legend of Crying Bronies: Twilight's a Princess
Legend of Crying Bronies: Twilight's a Princess
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Tell us what you think once you have completed it. I'm not so sure if you would call the ending a twist, but it did cause a great deal of the events previous to make sense.
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Peter Tremayne "The Leper's Bell" (The new Sister Fidelma mystery)
and also "Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who we Are" by Joseph Le Doux
and also "Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who we Are" by Joseph Le Doux
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, and rereading Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
Well, I really have enjoyed the two in the series that I've read so far. Each of the books immediately follow each other, so it could have been written as just one book. For background info and summaries, check out this site: The Otori.
Namelessknight wrote:Just how are those Tales of the Otori books? Cause I have looked at them and they seem rather interesting, but am still kind of fence sitting. What were your thots on them? Thanks...
Well, I really have enjoyed the two in the series that I've read so far. Each of the books immediately follow each other, so it could have been written as just one book. For background info and summaries, check out this site: The Otori.
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does it not burn... LIKE THE SUN?!
does it not burn... LIKE THE SUN?!
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Taliesin -- Stephen Lawhead
Cast in the name of God, ye not guilty.
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At the heart of mature masculinity is a sense of benevolent responsibility to lead, provide for and protect women in ways appropriate to a man's differing relationships.[/color]
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At the heart of mature masculinity is a sense of benevolent responsibility to lead, provide for and protect women in ways appropriate to a man's differing relationships.[/color]
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George MacDonald's "Phantastes". Its hard reading but great!!
I also recently read a Sandman comic book called "The Doll's House" which I pretty much enjoyed.
I also recently read a Sandman comic book called "The Doll's House" which I pretty much enjoyed.
Unwise Toasting Sermon
The Sweet Smell of CAA
The Avatar Christian Ronin designed for me
An Avatar KhakiBlue gave to me
The avatar Termyt made for me
Current Avatar by SirThinks2much - thank you very much!:)
The Sweet Smell of CAA
The Avatar Christian Ronin designed for me
An Avatar KhakiBlue gave to me
The avatar Termyt made for me
KhakiBlueSocks wrote:"I'm going to make you a prayer request you can't refuse..." Cue the violins.
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Last week on History Channel they did a full week of the Civil War and
one episode was about the Great Locomotive Chase that wound up
inspiring the Buster Keaton movie.And yes the Conductor and Engineer did take off running after the General like in the movie.
I know off topic but interesting factoid.
On topic:I just checked out Rebel With A Cause by Franklin Graham
(William Franklin Graham III).Quick and easy reading and a lot of
hilarious stuff as well.The parts where he talks about his mother are
especially funny.(Ruth Bell Graham is quite the character! )
one episode was about the Great Locomotive Chase that wound up
inspiring the Buster Keaton movie.And yes the Conductor and Engineer did take off running after the General like in the movie.
I know off topic but interesting factoid.
On topic:I just checked out Rebel With A Cause by Franklin Graham
(William Franklin Graham III).Quick and easy reading and a lot of
hilarious stuff as well.The parts where he talks about his mother are
especially funny.(Ruth Bell Graham is quite the character!
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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mitsuki lover wrote:Last week on History Channel they did a full week of the Civil War and
one episode was about the Great Locomotive Chase that wound up
inspiring the Buster Keaton movie.And yes the Conductor and Engineer did take off running after the General like in the movie.
I know off topic but interesting factoid.
Aaah, I love "The General". My favourite Buster Keaton movie.
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I'm reading Rebel: The Life and Legend of James Dean.
K. Ayato: What happens if you press the small red button?
*Explosion goes off in the movie*
mechana2015: Does that answer your question?
K. Ayato: Perfectly.
Prayer sister of kaji, sticksabuser, Angel37, and Doubleshadow --Love you guys!
*Explosion goes off in the movie*
mechana2015: Does that answer your question?
K. Ayato: Perfectly.
Prayer sister of kaji, sticksabuser, Angel37, and Doubleshadow --Love you guys!
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