The Other Wind

, #6

Hardcover, 246 pages

English language

Published Jan. 12, 2001 by Harcourt.

ISBN:
978-0-15-100684-7
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OCLC Number:
46777444

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The final book in the Earthsea Cycle.

The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him 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. The threat can be confronted only in the Immanent Grove on Roke, the holiest place in the world, and there the king, hero, sage, wizard, and dragon make a last stand.

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

A fine ending to a remarkable series

Le Guin'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 of 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.

The Other Wind

"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 …