Young Gavir sometimes sees into the future. He can neither explain nor control this power, and his beloved older sister wisely advises him to keep it secret. It doesnt really get in the way of his comfortable life as a house slave for a great family. Then tragedy strikes, in a most unexpected way, destroying Gavirs trust in all he has ever known. Fleeing in blind grief, h Young Gavir sometimes sees into the future. He can neither explain nor control this power, and his beloved older sister wisely advises him to keep it secret. It doesnt really get in the way of his comfortable life as a house slave for a great family. Then tragedy strikes, in a most unexpected way, destroying Gavirs trust in all he has ever known. Fleeing in blind grief, he finds himself on a dangerous journey towards a goal he does not understand - is he seeking freedom, or his own people? Or is he searching for the true use of his strange powers? Powers , the third book in the Annals of the Western Shore , is an epic story of survival and self-discovery that brings its hero home at last, to a place he has never been before.