Powers, 9781842556313
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Extraordinary children’s powers ignite a rebellion and shape their destiny.

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    8 October 2008

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Summary

Powers: The Western Isles Trilogy Concludes

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 stor…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781842556313
ISBN-10:1842556312
Series:Chronicles of the Western Shore
Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:8 October 2008
Weight:278g
Dimensions:204mm x 171mm x 27mm
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Critics Review

Told with shimmering lyricism, this coming-of-age saga will leave readers transformed

Her worlds have a magic sheen … She moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend * THE TIMES *[Le Guin had] the heart of a poet who knew all too well the difference between miracle and eureka, revelation and revolution * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters * GUARDIAN *Le Guin’s storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be * EMPIRE *Told with shimmering lyricism, this coming-of-age saga will leave readers transformed * BOOKLIST *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 * Globe and Mail *

About The Author

Ursula K. Le Guin

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 the world’s most beautiful and powerful writers.

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