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Description

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, chain a mind, inflict a wasting illness. The Uplanders live in... read more

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First Sentence

He was lost when he came to us, and I fear the silver spoons he stole from us didn't save him when he ran away and went up into the high domains.

Series

This is book 1 in the Annals of the Western Shore series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Ursula K. Le Guin (Author)
 

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