Description
Voices by Ursula K. Le Guin is the second novel in the Annals of the Western Shore series, a thought-provoking YA fantasy about the power of words, knowledge, and freedom.
In the once-great city of Ansul, books, learning, and writing have been outlawed by the occupying Alds, who believe that written words harbour demons. Memer, the adopted daughter of the crippled Waylord, helps protect the hidden library that preserves her people’s lost history. When the poet Orrec Caspro and his wife Gry arrive, their presence sparks hope and inspires a long-oppressed community to reclaim its voice.
Blending rich world-building with themes of oppression, identity, literacy, and resistance, Voices is a compelling coming-of-age fantasy from one of the genre’s most celebrated authors.
