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Ursula K. Le Guin

Annals of the Western Shore, Book 2

Ansul was once a peaceful town filled with libraries, schools, and temples. But that was long ago, and the conquerors of this coastal city consider reading and writing to be acts punishable by death. And they believe the Oracle House, where the last few undestroyed books are hidden, is seething with demons. But to seventeen-year-old Memer, the house is the only place where she feels truly safe. Then an Uplands poet named Orrec and his wife, Gry, arrive, and everything in Memer's life begins to change. Will she and the people of Ansul at last be brave enough to rebel against their oppressors?
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Published 2006-09-01 by Harcourt Inc.

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Simplified Chinese: Dook Media

"Filled with thought-provoking parallels to our own world, this political saga adeptly shows some pragmatic reasons why a war might end... While her prose is simple and unadorned, Le Guin's superior narrative voice and storytelling power make even small moments ring with truth, and often with beauty." (starred review)