Ursula Le Guin is a master of fantasy, and it shows in this thoughtful novel. Young Gavir was brought up a slave in a comfortable and orderly upper class house. His world is founded on the trust between master and slave; one protects, one serves. But when war ravages the city and Gavir's beloved elder sister dies a tragic and unnecessary death, Gavir flees his masters and begins a dangerous journey into the unknown. Is he seeking freedom? Or his own people? Or the true use of his strange power of future sight? There is a complex interplay of trust, dependency and individual freedome in this book that will leave every reader questioning their own views.
Fiction
Grades 9-12
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