After being rescued by a flying cat, Alexander the cat decides to make good on a promise to do wonderful things.

Seventeen years ago, the city of Ansul was besieged by the Alds. They massacred citizens. They ransacked temples, libraries, universities, and homes. They also destroyed all the books they could find. But Memer lives in the house of the Oracle, with its hidden library -- and she has learned how to read. She lives in fear of the Alds discovering her secret, until one day, an uplands poet named Orrec and his wife, Gry, arrive and everything in Memer's...

"After the extraordinary success of the Earthsea novels, Ursula K. Le Guin returned in late career to the young adult fantasy genre with a trilogy of coming-of-age novels set in the far-flung Western Shore. These tales of teenagers struggling to come to terms with their own mysterious and magical gifts showcase the imaginative generosity and abiding human concerns that mark Le Guin's work, and together they form an elegant anthem to the transformative...