2011 Reading #114: Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
Books 91-100.
Books 101-110.
111. The Name of the Game by Will Eisner.
112. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.
113. The Encyclopedia of Hell by Miriam Van Scott.
114. Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin. This is Le Guin's most recent YA series, set in a largely unpleasant world where "gifts" are magical powers passed on through families. The problem being that many of those gifts are terrifying in nature, like creating mind-knives and giving people a slow wasting disease and unmaking them with a word and a gesture. This last power is the "gift" of Orrec's family, a fearsome tool for intimidation and keeping rival Brantors--chiefs with a strong Gift--away from their territory. But when Orrec's gift fails to manifest, then seems to manifest in a terrifying and uncontrollable manner, the full horror of this world's obsession with power begins to unfold. First book of a trilogy.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
Books 71-80.
Books 81-90.
Books 91-100.
Books 101-110.
111. The Name of the Game by Will Eisner.
112. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.
113. The Encyclopedia of Hell by Miriam Van Scott.
114. Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin. This is Le Guin's most recent YA series, set in a largely unpleasant world where "gifts" are magical powers passed on through families. The problem being that many of those gifts are terrifying in nature, like creating mind-knives and giving people a slow wasting disease and unmaking them with a word and a gesture. This last power is the "gift" of Orrec's family, a fearsome tool for intimidation and keeping rival Brantors--chiefs with a strong Gift--away from their territory. But when Orrec's gift fails to manifest, then seems to manifest in a terrifying and uncontrollable manner, the full horror of this world's obsession with power begins to unfold. First book of a trilogy.