The Other Wind
by Ursula K. Le Guin · first published 2001
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"The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. He dreams of the land of death, of his wife who died young and longs to return to him so much that she kissed him across the low stone wall that separates our world from the Dry Land - where the grass is withered, the stars never move, and lovers pass without knowing each other. The dead are pulling Alder 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
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For anyone reading this thread, I strongly recommend The Other Wind. It's a wonderfully emotional book about loss and about the importance of everyone in the endeavor to fix the world.
on “Reading more Ursula Le Guin (2019)” ↗…came out, so I'd have been about 18, having read the others much earlier. I was annoyed and disliked it due to the tonal change. I re-read it again a year or so ago along with the short stories and The Other Wind. I loved it. Nothing had changed - except me, of course.
on “The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin” ↗I read The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed at the beginning of the year, just before she passed away. This summer I the first four books of the Earthsea series and will probably read The Other Wind and Tales soon. I've really enjoyed both universes--with Earthsea I keep wishing someone would make a game with this kind of magic system. The Lathe of Heaven is such a wonderful title, I'm looking forward…
on “Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?” ↗You may already know this, but just in case, Tehanu is no longer the last Earthsea book. It is followed by the collection Tales From Earthsea and then The Other Wind.
on “Reading more Ursula Le Guin (2019)” ↗Tales from Earthsea gives a lot of context to the realm and introduces an important character in the plot of The Other Wind. I took it to be the fifth book in the series with TOW #6.
on “Earthsea – A Rival to Tolkien and George RR Martin (2015)” ↗…the adventure but about the wizard) The Farthest Shore, mage at the end of failing magic Tehanu, retirement, ex-wizard, reconciliation Tales from Earthsea, short stories of wizards in the field The Other Wind, more retirement, old wizards, settling accounts And considering how long apart they are written, I marvel at how well they keep to this effort on emotion and mood.
on “The Earthsea Trilogy (2003)” ↗I know about Tales From Earthsea but decided I didn't need to read additional sort stories set in the same world. I didn't know about The Other Wind, thanks for letting me know!
on “Reading more Ursula Le Guin (2019)” ↗