Powers (Annals of the Western Shore)
by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Author: Ursula K. Le GuinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-06
ISBN: 0152066748
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Sandpiper
Book Reviews of Powers (Annals of the Western Shore)
Book Review: Not SciFi, Not really Fantasy either
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought all 3 books at the same time and read them in proper sequence. I read all 3 in less than 2 weeks time. They are fairly short as novels go, with large print and wide spaced text.
The stories were nice, but none of the 3 had any science fiction in them at all. And even the 'fantasy' is never corroborated by the author. All references to any special powers in any of the books are related as stories, urban legends, and myths, by the characters.
These are simply fictional stories, set in an extremely Earth-like environment, with regular earth type people, and technology set at about 200-300 years ago.
I was disappointed overall as I kept expecting to find some science fiction and/or fantasy aspects. Some people might say there is some 'fantasy', with the voice powers and the book powers, but as I mentioned earlier, these are all related as myths and legends by the characters. Nothing actually OCCURS which can't very reasonably be explained as due to the actions of regular human beings.
Summary of Powers (Annals of the Western Shore)
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 these powers secret, but when a terrible tragedy occurs, Gav, blinded by grief, flees the only world he has ever known. And in what becomes a treacherous journey for freedom, Gav's greatest test of all is facing his powers so that he can come to understand himself and finally find a true home. Includes maps.
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