Gifts
Annals of the Western Shore: Book #1
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: James Colby
- Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
Description
Nebula and National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin won a Newbery Honor for The Tombs of Atuan. In the Uplands, people have magical and fearsome gifts. Orrec, a boy growing into his powers, can destroy any living thing with simply a glance. But he refuses to use his ability, and wears a blindfold to protect others from his devastating gaze. This allegorical comingof- age tale shows that power can be cruel. ". rich in the earthy magic and intelligent plot twists that made the Earthsea novels classics."-Booklist, starred review
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Annals of the Western Shore Series

Gifts
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: James Colby
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Nebula and National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin won a Newbery Honor for The Tombs of Atuan. In the Uplands, people have magical and fearsome gifts. Orrec, a boy growing into his powers, can destroy any living thing with simply a glance. But he refuses to use his ability, and wears a blindfold to protect others from his devastating gaze.... Read more »
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Voices
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Melanie Martinez
Length: 9 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
Legendary fantasy author and Newbery Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin transports listeners to exotic, fantastic worlds. Voices stars the people of Ansul, a town of scholars and traders conquered by the marauding Alds 17 years ago. When poet Orrec arrives in town, however, the people begin to garner the courage to rebel against their overlords.... Read more »
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Powers
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
Narrated by: Andy Paris
Length: 13 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Ursula K. Le Guin's haunting epic of survival, selfdiscovery, and hope is third in a sequence that begins with her PEN Award-winning Gifts. Young Gavie sometimes "remembers" the future. But as a slave living among those who feel threatened by the powers of the Marsh people, Gavie must hide his abilities. And then tragic events force the... Read more »
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