Powers

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Interest age: from c 12 years

Published on 1 October 2026 by Orion Publishing Co (Gollancz) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Annals of the Western Shore' series.

Paperback | 400 pages
129 x 196 x 29 | 278g

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