The Farthest Shore (1972) is the third book of Earthsea.
Tropes
- Anti-Villain: Cob.
- Bedouin Rescue Service: Ged is badly wounded, and the heroes run out of water. They are stranded in the middle of the ocean, but fortunately, a tribe of nomadic raft dwellers happen to pass nearby.
- The Dark Side Will Make You Forget: At the end, after breaking the laws of magic to conquer death itself, Cob can't even remember his own true name.
- Deuteragonist: Ged's character is secondary to Arren's in The Farthest Shore.
- Do with Him as You Will: Ged does this in on a slaver ship. Where there are only half a dozen slavers. All he needs is to remove the slaves' chains.
- I Am One of Those, Too: Ged tells Arren they are going to pose as merchants from Arren's island, and has the foresight to ask him to give some large town as a fake birthplace — just in case they run into a townsman.
- Liminal Being: The enemy claims to be this.
- Made a Slave: Prince Arren is briefly sold as a galley slave, until Ged turns up, lays a smackdown on the slavers, and frees Arren and the other slaves.
- A Protagonist Shall Lead Them: Arren/Lebannen.
