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Annals of the Western Shore

Powers

In this Nebula Award-winning novel, the third in the Annals of the Western Shore trilogy, Ursula K. Le Guin

writes of the proud cruelty of power, of how hard it is to grow up, and of how much harder still it is to find, in the

world's darkness, gifts of light.

Young Gav can remember the page of a book after seeing it once, and, inexplicably, he sometimes “remembers”

things that are going to happen in the future.

As a loyal slave, he must keep these powers secret, but when a terrible tragedy occurs, Gav, blinded by grief,

flees the only world he has ever known. And in what becomes a treacherous journey for freedom, Gav’s greatest

test of all is facing his powers so that he can come to understand himself and finally find a true home.

“Powers is rich with action, with battles, escapes, strategy, and skulduggery, but it has a still, quiet place at its

heart, a place of moral complexity.” —Sarah Ellis, The Globe and Mail

“In her facility in world-making and her interest in human nature, Le Guin stands above almost all of what's out

there. Her exploration of identity and power, of social structures and the meaning of freedom, can only enrich

her readers. Gav's vulnerability and his slow recognition of his real gifts make him both familiar and admirable,

like any child who struggles to know one's strengths and place in the world. This is a good, long trek of a

fantasy.” —Deirdre Baker, Toronto Star

“With compelling themes about the soul-crushing effects of slavery, and a journey plotline that showcases Le

Guin's gift for creating a convincing array of cultures, this follow-up to Gifts and Voices may be the series' best

installment." —Jennifer Mattson, Booklist

The Annals of the Western Shore Trilogy includes:

Gifts

Voices

Powers


Author:

  • Ursula K. Le Guin

Narrator:

  • John Skelley

Series:

  • Volume 3 in Annals of the Western Shore

Format:

  • Audiobook

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  • 0 min

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English

Categories:

  • Teenage and young adult
  • Love and life
  • Teenage and young adult
  • Nonfiction

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    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) was a celebrated author whose body of work includes twenty-three novels, twelve volumes of short stories, eleven volumes of poetry, thirteen children’s books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, and SFWA’s Grand Master, along with a PEN/Malamud Award and many others. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016, she joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.

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