Powers

Annals of the Western Shore Ursula K. Le Guin    2007    512p    6 x 9 In this third installment, 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 … Continue reading Powers

Voices

Annals of the Western Shore Ursula K. Le Guin    2006    360p    6 x 9 In this second installment, Ansul was once a peaceful town filled with libraries, schools, and temples. But that was long ago, and the conquerors of this coastal city consider reading and writing to be acts punishable by death. … Continue reading Voices

Gifts

Annals of the Western Shore Ursula K. Le Guin    2004    304p     6 x 9 Scattered among poor, desolate farms, the clans of the Uplands possess gifts. Wondrous gifts: the ability–with a glance, a gesture, a word–to summon animals, bring forth fire, move the land. Fearsome gifts: They can twist a limb, … Continue reading Gifts

The Farthest Shore

Ursula K. Le Guin 1973 MMPB In this third installment of the Earthsea Cycle (originally written as the last in the trilogy), darkness threatens to overtake Earthsea. As the world and its wizards are losing their magic, Ged — powerful Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord — embarks on a sailing journey with highborn young prince, Arren. … Continue reading The Farthest Shore

The Eye of Heron

Ursula K. Le Guin 1978 192p 5 x 8 In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups–the farmers of Shantih and the City dwellers–live in apparent harmony. All is not as it seems, however. While the peace-loving farmers labor endlessly to provide food for the City, where the City Bosses rule the Shantih … Continue reading The Eye of Heron

Changing Planes

Ursula K. Le Guin   2003   256p   MMPB In this collection of short stories each chapter describes a different world and the society that inhabits it; these societies share similarities with Earth’s cultures in some respects, but may be notably dissimilar in other respects. Many of the chapters are brief vignettes or ethnographic … Continue reading Changing Planes