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by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1972

Book 3 of Earthsea

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Shadow and Bone
Leigh Bardugo · 2012 · Young adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
- Fantasy
- Magic
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Farthest Shore: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  Shadow and Bone: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
- magic
  The Farthest Shore: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Shadow and Bone: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Farthest Shore; Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow and Bone.
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Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy · Young adult

about 370 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
- Fantasy
- Magic
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Farthest Shore: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
- magic
  The Farthest Shore: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Farthest Shore; Open Library and Wikidata for Skulduggery Pleasant.
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A Kingdom Besieged Adult
Raymond E. Feist · 2011

about 330 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
- Fantasy
- Magic
What both books share
- fantasy
  The Farthest Shore: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  A Kingdom Besieged: "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction, American." (LoC 655); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
- magic
  The Farthest Shore: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
  A Kingdom Besieged: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Farthest Shore; Open Library and Wikidata for A Kingdom Besieged.
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Book	Fantasy	Magic
Shadow and Bone	shared	shared
Skulduggery Pleasant	shared	shared
A Kingdom Besieged	shared	shared
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	shared	shared
The Red Pyramid	shared	shared
A Great and Terrible Beauty	shared	shared
Artemis Fowl	shared	shared
The Awakening	shared	not shared
The Night Circus	shared	shared
The Alloy of Law	shared	shared

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The Farthest Shore: the facts, checked

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First published: First published in September 1972. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Series: It is book 3 of the Earthsea series. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. Earthsea ... The Tombs of Atuan ... The Farthest Shore
Next in the series: Book 4 is Tehanu. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Farthest Shore ... Tehanu
Awards and honors: It received the National Book Award in 1973. Source: Wikidata, citing nationalbook.org, checked November 6, 2026.

About Ursula K. Le Guin

Early work: Her first major science fiction novel was The Left Hand of Darkness. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. Le Guin's first major work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness
Awards and honors: She received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2014. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal
Awards and honors: The Library of Congress named her a Living Legend in 2000. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. In 2000, she was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress

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