The Other Wind

by Ursula K. Le Guin, Ginger Clark

256 pages

English language

Published Jan. 13, 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

ISBN:: 978-0-547-54319-2

(61 reviews)

"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 the shape of a woman." "This group can confront the threat only in the Immanent Grove on Roke. Joining them, Alder, a mender of pots, may be the only one who can mend the world."--BOOK JACKET.

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pacavegano reviewed The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle, #6)

A fine ending to a remarkable series

5 stars

LeGuin's final book of Earthsea does all that I could hope. It answers all of the big questions that were left hanging in previous stories, while also ending in a way that allows the imagination to posit many divergent futures for Earthsea.

I love how Le Guin managed to introduce new protagonists in most of the books of this series, while also managing to keep the previous protagonists involved and relevant.The way that Earthsea grew and changed as the series progressed—especially the increasing presence and significance or female characters, and the questioning and complicating of the wizards of Roke—really made continuing the series feel worthwhile to me.

I thought that the crisis of this book, and its resolution, were perfect. For me, this is one of the most satisfying series closers that I've ever read.

jmags reviewed The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin

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4 stars

An interesting and meaningful conclusion.

Zéro Janvier reviewed The Other Wind (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea Cycle (6))

The Other Wind

5 stars

"The Other Wind" est le sixième et dernier tome du cycle Earthsea d'Ursula K. Le Guin, également connu en français sous le nom de cycle de Terremer.

Après Tales from Earthsea qui était un recueil de nouvelles, ce dernier tome retrouve la forme romanesque des quatre premiers. Le récit prend la suite de celui du quatrième tome, Tehanu, complété par les informations disséminées dans les nouvelles du cinquième. On comprend d’ailleurs mieux en lisant ce dernier tome pourquoi ces nouvelles du précédent étaient essentielles pour boucler le récit et en comprendre tous les enjeux.

Globalement, l’intrigue tourne autour de la mort et des interactions entre les humains et les dragons, ces créatures fantastiques qui ont pris une importance grandissante tout au long du cycle. On retrouve avec plaisir les personnages des tomes précédents (Ged, Tenar, Tehanu, le roi Lebannen) ainsi que d’autres personnages que l’on apprend à aimer.

J’ai …

"The Other Wind" est le sixième et dernier tome du cycle Earthsea d'Ursula K. Le Guin, également connu en français sous le nom de cycle de Terremer.

J’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à lire ce roman, je l’ai d’ailleurs dévoré en moins de deux jours. Je ne sais pas si c’est parce qu’il s’agit de la conclusion du cycle et que les adieux sont souvent émouvants, mais j’ai trouvé ce tome encore plus fort que les précédents.

Ce cycle est un classique de la fantasy et je comprends désormais mieux pourquoi. Derrière des apparences qui peuvent sembler très simples se cache en réalité un texte riche et profond, qui touche profondément à la nature humaine, à nos craintes, à nos angoisses. Ursula K. Le Guin nous a ainsi proposé l’alliage parfait de la poésie, de l’imaginaire et de la psychologie humaine. Je suis ravi d’avoir fait ce voyage par sa plume et ses mots.

Sean Bala reviewed The Other Wind (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea Cycle (6))

Review of 'The Other Wind' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

"The Other Wind" by Ursula Le Guin is the final novel of the Earthsea Cycle. Many authors have trouble with the final novel in a series. They sometime struggle to bring all the points together into a satisfying conclusion. But I think that Le Guin really stuck the landing. She wrote a great novel that not only brings various threads from the other novels together but makes you think differently about those other novels. My first reaction upon finishing it, besides immense satisfaction, is that I want to start the series again knowing what I know now. It is an excellent capstone to what has become one of my favorite fiction series.

Nikko reviewed The Other Wind (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea Cycle (6))

Review of 'The Other Wind (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

What does it mean to let go, and how do we learn to say goodbye?

lijadora reviewed The Other Wind (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea Cycle (6))

Review of 'The Other Wind' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The fourth part of the trilogy (not a typo). Some questions still left in part three are answered here.

I have the idea there's a second layer to this story. Probably needs some processing in the coming days.

All in all an enjoyable read.