The Farthest Shore – Part 11

The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin — Part 11 Audiobook | Calming reading for sleep

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Ged and Arren walk at last through the Dry Land — the cold, starlit realm of the dead — past silent cities of hollow-eyed shades who drift without purpose or memory. At a dark crossroads they find Thorion, the lost Master Summoner, and Ged holds him gently before sending him on toward the wall. Descending the Dry River to the Mountains of Pain, they come finally to Cob — eyeless, ruined, stripped of everything but the terrible spell he cast and the hollow promise of life without end. In a still and devastating confrontation, Ged names every self-deception aloud and draws the Rune Agnen to seal the breach between the living and the dead. Tonight's reading is the turning point — quiet and devastating, full of darkness, mercy, and the weight of what it costs to mend a broken world. All Sleepbound readings are calm, unhurried, and made for quiet listening at night. ☾ Listen ad-free & get early access: → Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/SleepBound → Website: https://headphonesaudiobooks.com/sleepbound/ ☾ More from Sleepbound: → Original Sleepy Stories: https://www.youtube.com/@SleepBoundNights → Ambient Sleep Music: https://www.youtube.com/@sleepboundsoundscapes ☾ About this audiobook The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin is the third book in the Earthsea cycle — a lyrical, profoundly moving fantasy about a young prince and a great mage sailing to the edge of the world to confront a wound in the fabric of life itself. Its quiet gravity, vast silences, and luminous prose make it one of the most naturally restful listens in all of fantasy literature. Sleepbound brings classic and contemporary stories to life with calm, unhurried narration — perfect for sleep, relaxation, or quiet evenings.

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