Books like The Farthest Shore

The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1972

• Fantastic fiction
• Fantasy fiction
• Magic
• Fantasy

Top match: Shadow and Bone

Last checked: November 7, 2026

• Shadow and BoneLeigh Bardugo

  Shadow and Bone

  Leigh Bardugo · 2012 · Young adult

  about 350 pages

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  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, read September 24, 2026.
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• Skulduggery PleasantDerek Landy

  Skulduggery Pleasant

  Derek Landy · Young adult

  about 370 pages

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  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, read September 24, 2026.
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• A Kingdom BesiegedRaymond E. Feist

  A Kingdom Besieged Adult

  Raymond E. Feist · 2011

  about 330 pages

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  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, read September 24, 2026.
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• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ. K. Rowling

  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

  J. K. Rowling · 1997 · Children's

  about 300 pages

  First published in the UK in 1997 as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; the year shown is that first publication. The US edition is titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

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  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)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
  • magic
    The Farthest Shore: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Farthest Shore; Open Library and Wikidata for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Red PyramidRick Riordan

  The Red Pyramid

  Rick Riordan · 2010 · Young adult

  about 530 pages

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  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)
    The Red Pyramid: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  • magic
    The Farthest Shore: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    The Red Pyramid: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (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 The Red Pyramid, read October 12, 2026.
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• A Great and Terrible BeautyLibba Bray

  A Great and Terrible Beauty

  Libba Bray · 2003 · Young adult

  about 400 pages

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  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 Great and Terrible Beauty: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  • magic
    The Farthest Shore: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    A Great and Terrible Beauty: "Magic" (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 A Great and Terrible Beauty, read November 6, 2026.
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• Artemis FowlEoin Colfer

  Artemis Fowl

  Eoin Colfer · 2001 · Children's

  about 290 pages

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  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)
    Artemis Fowl: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
  • magic
    The Farthest Shore: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Artemis Fowl: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Farthest Shore; Open Library and Wikidata for Artemis Fowl, read September 24, 2026.
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• The AwakeningL. J. Smith

  The Awakening

  L. J. Smith · 1991 · Young adult

  about 260 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books.

  • Fantasy
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    The Farthest Shore: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    The Awakening: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Farthest Shore; Open Library and Wikidata for The Awakening, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Night CircusErin Morgenstern

  The Night Circus Adult

  Erin Morgenstern · 2011

  about 510 pages

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  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)
    The Night Circus: "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
  • magic
    The Farthest Shore: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    The Night Circus: "Magic" (OL subject); "magic" (WD main subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Farthest Shore; Open Library and Wikidata for The Night Circus, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Alloy of LawBrandon Sanderson

  The Alloy of Law Adult

  Brandon Sanderson · 2011

  about 360 pages

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  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)
    The Alloy of Law: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "FICTION / Fantasy / Epic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  • magic
    The Farthest Shore: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    The Alloy of Law: "Magic" (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 The Alloy of Law, read September 24, 2026.
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