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Title: Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin, Scott Brick, Gabrielle De Cuir, Harlan Ellison ISBN: 1-57453-451-3 Publisher: Audio Literature Pub. Date: 09 September, 2001 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $32.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.21 (47 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Ah, satisfaction...
Comment: At the time when I read the first three books, I wondered, "how can she top that ending?" After I read Tehanu, I asked myself, "did anything actually happen in this novel? Why did she leave those loose ends?", not knowing that The Other Wind was another sequel. I waited anxiously to get ahold of it after I found out.
As disappointed as I was with Tehanu, I found this sequel absolutely stunning. I was enthralled with Alder's character, and much more satisfied with both Ged and Tenar's character development (LeGuin's portrayal of Ged in Tehanu left much to be desired). I anxiously read straight through in about three sittings, keeping myself up through four AM to finish it.
I do have to admit, I was a bit confused at the ending. There were still questions left unanswered. (Spoilers!) I found myself asking, if these boundaries were torn down, would wizards still keep their power? Would people still keep their true, hidden names? These questions are ones I'm still confused over, and want an answer to.
The best thing about this novel, I think (aside from how it tied the story together), is that it made me -think-. It brought up questions of life and death, of the foundation of another world and how LeGuin explores those things through the series.
Overall, a very satisfying conclusion to the series, especially after reading Tehanu. :) Not to mention, the last lines of the book gave me a good chuckle.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great start, but disappointing payoff
Comment: Le Guin seems to have grown as a writer as she presents a richer, more complex world, while continuing to ground the story of EarthSea in Taoist ideas of harmony, balance and wholeness, and of course, Magic. Although there is great character development as the suspense builds, the story was ultimately disappointing. The major plotlines are hastily resolved in a few pages at the end! It was as though an ending had been slapped on a story meant to be two or three times longer!
Rating: 5
Summary: An enthralling meditation on death and fantasy
Comment: Like all of Ursula LeGuin's novels--and especially her Earthsea series, which Amazon justly calls one of the two great fantasy series of the twentieth century (along with The Lord of the Rings)--this wonderful short novel is about something far more than the magic wielded by her characters or the dragons who fly on that other wind. Like all of the Earthsea stories (which include five novels and a collection of novellas), this book appears to be about Ged, the archmage who is known by his common name, Sparrowhawk; yet like all but the first, this book is actually focused on the journey of another character entirely. Alder, a simple village spellcaster, has lost his beloved wife. In his grief and against his will, he has found himself searching for her across the wall that marks the boundry between the living and the dead--the wall that only wizards can cross. In his struggles to come to peace, he journeys to Ged, as do Tehanu, a scarred young woman, and Tenar, the one-time priestess whom Ged rescued long ago and who has been attempting to live happily ever after. Also along for the ride is Lebannen, the young king, who is attempting to live up to the promise of his long-prophesied assumption of the throne. There are small moments of beauty and great moments of the sublime. Throughout, LeGuin explores the human fascination with and fear of death; she holds it up and looks at its different facets in the light like an archeologist studying the various sides of an ancient amulet.
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Title: Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin ISBN: 0441009328 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Tehanu : The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin ISBN: 0689845332 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Farthest Shore : The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin ISBN: 0689845340 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Tombs of Atuan : The Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin ISBN: 0689845367 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Trilogy, Book 1) by URSULA K. LE GUIN ISBN: 0553262505 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1984 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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