A Wizard of Earthsea vs The Farthest Shore: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Earthsea, Wizards, Magic, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy, Children's fiction
A Wizard of Earthsea
The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle. "The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." (Neil Gaiman) Ged was the…
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The Farthest Shore
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea. Darkness Threatens to overtake Earthsea. As the world and its wizards are losing their…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Wizard of Earthsea has the widest readership — 374862 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Wizard of Earthsea | The Farthest Shore | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (374862) | 4.1 (130345) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1535) | 4.0 (534) |
| Google Books | 1.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (216) | 4.5 (237) |
Reception
| A Wizard of Earthsea | The Farthest Shore | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 374862 | 130345 |
| Editions | 87 | 65 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 342214 | — |
| Written reviews | 22239 | 5447 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18721 | 3366 |
| Pages | 191 | 213 |