Powers (Annals of the Western Shore)

Powers (Annals of the Western Shore)

by Ursula K. LeGuin (Author)

Synopsis

The final part in the story that started with Gifts, and the tale of Gry Barre of Roddmant and Orrec Caspro of Caspromant, two children with extraordinary powers. They play a part in VOICES too, the sequel to GIFTS, in which Memer, a girl who has grown up in a captured city, is part of the people's fight for freedom. And now, in POWERS, we have the conclusion to Ursula Le Guin's beautifully written, powerful and moving story of the Western Isles, a tale that will leave every reader begging for more.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Edition: First UK Edition
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 20 Sep 2007

ISBN 10: 1842555316
ISBN 13: 9781842555316
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Ursula Le Guin is one of the foremost children's authors of the 20th Century; her Earthsea Books are enduring classics Earthsea [is] one of the most deeply influential of all twentieth century fantasy texts' THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY 'Any new book by Ursula Le Guin is a large event in my personal reading life' Margaret Mahy THE OTHER WIND has sold more than 65,000 copies to date
Prizes: Winner of SFWA Nebula Award Novel Category 2009.

Media Reviews
'Told with shimmering lyricism, this coming-of-age saga will leave readers transformed' BOOKLIST 'a psychological novel for teenagers and adults using one young man's long adolescent trials to explore and illustrate some abstract but important themes. ****' BOOKS FOR KEEPS
Author Bio
Ursula Le Guin has won many Nebula and Hugo Awards, as well as a National Book Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Newbery Honor and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. She is one of ther world's most beautiful and powerful writers.