The Farthest Shore
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The Farthest Shore is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that follows Ged and a young prince on a perilous quest to confront a growing darkness threatening the balance of magic and life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Farthest Shore canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3799267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Farthest Shore Context triple: [Ursula K. Le Guin, notableWork, The Farthest Shore]
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A.
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
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B.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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C.
Arular
Arular is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of electronic, hip hop, and world music.
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D.
The World Ender
"The World Ender" is a dark, cinematic indie folk-rock song by Lord Huron that blends Western noir storytelling with haunting, mythic imagery.
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E.
Starcatcher
Starcatcher is a rock album by American band Greta Van Fleet that continues their retro, hard-rock sound with themes of mysticism and fantasy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Farthest Shore Target entity description: The Farthest Shore is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that follows Ged and a young prince on a perilous quest to confront a growing darkness threatening the balance of magic and life.
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A.
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
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B.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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C.
Arular
Arular is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its politically charged lyrics and innovative fusion of electronic, hip hop, and world music.
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D.
The World Ender
"The World Ender" is a dark, cinematic indie folk-rock song by Lord Huron that blends Western noir storytelling with haunting, mythic imagery.
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E.
Starcatcher
Starcatcher is a rock album by American band Greta Van Fleet that continues their retro, hard-rock sound with themes of mysticism and fantasy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy novel
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
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surface form:
National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
|
| awardYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Gail Garrity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | Cob ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cob
ⓘ
Sparrowhawk ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tehanu ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Tales from Earthsea
ⓘ
surface form:
Tales from Earthsea (film)
|
| hasISBN | 0-689-30054-9 ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
dragons
ⓘ
journey over sea ⓘ true names and naming magic ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | philosophical fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
balance of magic
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ death ⓘ mortality ⓘ power and responsibility ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Taoist philosophy
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arren
ⓘ
Ged ⓘ Lebannen ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Earthsea ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Ged and Prince Arren travel across Earthsea to investigate the loss of magic and confront a sorcerer who seeks immortality at the cost of the world’s balance. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Tombs of Atuan ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Arren
ⓘ
Ged ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ⓘ
surface form:
Atheneum Books
|
| seriesOrder | 3 ⓘ |
| setting | Earthsea ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult
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young adult ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Farthest Shore Description of subject: The Farthest Shore is a fantasy novel in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea series that follows Ged and a young prince on a perilous quest to confront a growing darkness threatening the balance of magic and life.
Referenced by (5)
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