The Farthest Shore

The Farthest Shore
First edition cover
AuthorUrsula K. Le Guin
Cover artistGail Garraty
LanguageEnglish
SeriesEarthsea
GenreFantasy, Bildungsroman
PublisherAtheneum Books
Publication date
1972
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)
Pages223 pp (first edition)
ISBN0-689-30054-9
OCLC481359
LC ClassPZ7.L5215 Far
Preceded byThe Tombs of Atuan 
Followed byTehanu 

The Farthest Shore is a fantasy novel by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin, first published by Atheneum in 1972. It is the third book in the series commonly called the Earthsea Cycle. As the next Earthsea novel, Tehanu, would not be released until 1990, The Farthest Shore is sometimes called the final book in the so-called Earthsea trilogy, beginning with A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan. The book follows the wizard Ged in an adventure.

The Farthest Shore won the 1973 National Book Award in category Children's Books. Studio Ghibli's animated film Tales from Earthsea was based primarily on this novel.