![]() Described as a "plea for cultural relativity", the novel also juxtaposes violent and non-violent means of ending a conflict. ![]() Voices examines the cultural and religious strife between the monotheistic beliefs of the Alds and the polytheistic practices of the citizens of Ansul. Their arrival catalyzes an uprising against the Alds, while Memer tries to come to terms with her ability to interpret the Oracle that resides in her house. When Memer is seventeen the city is visited by Gry and Orrec, the protagonists of Gifts Orrec is now a famous poet, invited to perform by the Alds. ![]() She lives in the house of the Waylord Sulter Galva, who teaches her to read after finding she can enter the house's hidden library. The protagonist, Memer Galva, is the child of a woman raped by an Ald soldier. The story is set in the fictional city of Ansul, once famed as a center of learning, but invaded and subjugated by the Alds, a desert people who believe the written word to be evil. ![]() It is preceded in the series by Gifts (2004) and followed by Powers (2007). Voices (2006) is the second book in the trilogy Annals of the Western Shore, a young adult fantasy series by Ursula K. ![]()
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