{"product_id":"ursula-k-le-guin-annals-of-the-western-shore-loa-335-gifts-voices-powers-hardcover","title":"Ursula K. Le Guin: Annals of the Western Shore (Loa #335): Gifts \/ Voices \/ Powers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Attebery\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin's Nebula Award-winning young adult fantasy series--gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector's edition for readers of all ages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeenagers struggle to come to terms with their own mysterious and magical gifts as they come-of-age in the far-flung Western Shore.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This fifth volume in the definitive Library of America edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's work presents a trilogy of coming-of-age stories set in the Western Shore--a world where young people find themselves struggling not just against racism, prejudice, and slavery, but with how to live with the mysterious and magical gifts they have been given. All three novels feature the generous voice and deeply human concerns that mark all Le Guin's work, and together they form an elegant anthem to the revolutionary and transformative power of words and storytelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGifts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Orrec and Gry will inherit both their families' domains and their \"gifts,\" the ability to communicate with animals, or control a mind, or maim or kill with only a word and gesture. Both discover their gifts are not what they thought. In \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Memer lives in a city conquered by fundamentalist and superstitious soldiers who have made reading and writing forbidden. But in Memer's house there is a secret room where the last few books in the city have been hidden. And in the Nebula Award-winning \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePowers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the young slave Gavir can remember any book after reading it just once. It makes him valuable, but it also makes him a threat. Gav sets out to understand who he is, where he came from, and what his gift means. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This deluxe edition features Le Guin's own previously unseen hand-drawn maps. Included in an appendix are essays and interviews about the novels, as well as Le Guin's pronunciation guide to the names and languages of the Western Shore.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2018) was the recipient of multiple Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Attebery\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, is professor of English at Idaho State University and the editor of \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Fantastic in the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e. He edited \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Book of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) with Ursula K. Le Guin and Karen Joy Fowler, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eStories About Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eDecoding Gender in Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), among other books.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769203360032,"sku":"9781598536683","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f04bceb14ac39870302483825f8178ac.webp?v=1780343644","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ursula-k-le-guin-annals-of-the-western-shore-loa-335-gifts-voices-powers-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}