In *The Farthest Shore*, the third book in the Earthsea cycle, a shadow has fallen across the islands of the Archipelago, and the balance of the world has been dangerously disturbed. Suspicion and hostility spread among people, trade and the arts begin to decline, and — worst of all — faith in magic itself is shaken, as spells centuries old seem to have lost their power.
Young Arren, son and heir of the Prince of Enlad, arrives on the island of Roke to warn the Council of Masters — the greatest wizards of the Archipelago — about a danger that has not yet made itself fully felt there.
And so Archmage Ged sets out to discover the source of the evil, accompanied only by the young Arren. Together, the two heroes embark on an odyssey that will lead them to the farthest shores of Earthsea — and beyond…
Earthsea is a world of countless islands, each with its own distinct culture. It is said that the oldest and wisest beings in the world — the dragons — dwell there. In these island societies, magic is accepted as an inseparable part of everyday life, and everything possesses a true name; whoever knows that name holds power over it.
The world of Earthsea has often been compared to the Middle-earth of J. R. R. Tolkien and the Narnia of C. S. Lewis. Its creator, Ursula K. Le Guin, wrote five novels and a series of short stories set across the islands of the archipelago, works now regarded as classics of fantasy literature.
Aiolos Publications is republishing the Earthsea books in Greek, with each volume featuring an afterword by the author herself.
