Powers

Powers begins in Etra, a city-state resembling the Roman Republic, where wealthy families keep slaves. Gavir and his sister are slaves in one such household. Gifted with an exceptional memory, Gavir is being trained as a teacher, and as a child he believes in his owners’ benevolence.

After his sister is killed he leaves the city in grief. Pursued by a slave-catcher, he travels through a series of different societies in search of a home. It is the third book of the Annals of the Western Shore, a series for young adults.