Los dones

The inhabitants of the different domains of the Highlands have in common, among themselves and with the land they inhabit, toughness, fierceness and pride. Everyone is in constant conflict with their neighbors, continuously stealing livestock and capturing servants, always seeking to increase their possessions. In this context, the only thing that can sustain a fragile peace are gifts. Gifts are powers. The barre have the power to call the animals. Cordemant women can cause blindness, deafness or dumbness. Drummant's Brantor Ogge has the power of slow decay. However, the strongest power of all, and also the most terrible, is the gift of the Caspro: the power to undo. Orrec and Gry have grown up together in the Highlands. They belong to neighboring domains: Orrec is the son of the Brantor of Caspromant and Gry is the daughter of the Brantors of Barre and Rodd. Although Gry's gift works properly, she does not want to attract animals for hunting. Orrec also has a problem: the power to undo him is wild. His is the most dangerous gift of all and he cannot control it... The Gifts brings us back to the best Ursula K. Le Guin in a passionate and moving story masterfully told.