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Powers
The Annals of the Western Shore (Related to this series)
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrator
- Theo Solomon
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 3 December 2020
- Run Time
- 13 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'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
'A tour de force' EVENING STANDARD
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.
Critics Review
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Her worlds have a magic sheen . . . She moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend
THE TIMES
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Her worlds have a magic sheen . . . She moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend
THE TIMES
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[Le Guin had] the heart of a poet who knew all too well the difference between miracle and eureka, revelation and revolution
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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[Le Guin had] the heart of a poet who knew all too well the difference between miracle and eureka, revelation and revolution
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters
GUARDIAN
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She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters
GUARDIAN
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Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be
EMPIRE
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Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be
EMPIRE
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Told with shimmering lyricism, this coming-of-age saga will leave readers transformed
BOOKLIST
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Told with shimmering lyricism, this coming-of-age saga will leave readers transformed
BOOKLIST
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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
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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
Toronto Star
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Details
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrator
- Theo Solomon
- Duration
- 13 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 December 2020
- ISBN
- 9781473230668
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy
Synopsis
'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER'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'A tour de force' EVENING STANDARDThe 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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