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Annals of the Western Isles

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 400

Published: 2008

Great for age 12-17 years

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'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'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER'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.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Annals Of the Western Isles, Annals Of the Western Shore .

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 400 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Orion Publishing Co .

Ursula K. 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.

 

This book is in the following series:

Annals of the Western Isles

Annals of the Western Shore

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Locus Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Locus Award.

Sfwa Nebula Award - Novel
This book was recognised in the Novel category by the Sfwa Nebula Award.

Nebula Science Fiction and Fantasy Award
This book was recognised by the Nebula Science Fiction and Fantasy Award.