New York Times bestselling fantasy author Anne McCaffrey “interweaves an engrossing romance with a coming-of-age story”(Publishers Weekly) in this novel in the Tower and Hive series.Damia is the daughter of Prime Talents The Rowan and Jeff Raven. Her own telepathic and telekinetic abilities manifested at an early age, unimaginable powers even greater than her parents’, challenging to wield much … parents’, challenging to wield much less control. As willful as her mother ever was, Damia defies her family’s attempts to tame and train her—only to bond with Afra Lyon, a Talent who serves The Rowan, and who becomes the object of her affection.
When she comes of age, Damia learns that a Prime of her capabilities and temperament has no time for love. Assigned to serve the farthest human colonized world from Earth, Damia leads a lonely existence until she telepathically connects with an alien presence in another galaxy—a potential threat not only to Damia, but to the love Afra wants to share with her…
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I read this book twice. The first time was many years ago. I liked it just as much as the very first time. And yes, I did remember most of the story and all the characters.
Anne at her best!
A good read at a proper price.
I read everything she writes. I fell in live with her books when I read “The White Dragon”. I’ve re-read them all more times than I can remember. I just wish I could get a fire lizard!
First read this in my teens, when it was published. Reread it when it was cheap to pick up on the Kindle. It holds up surprisingly well. Still my favorite in the Tower and Hive series.
I loved this book and the complete series I highly recommend any book by Ann McAffrey,
This book will keep you interested from front to back. You won’t want to put it down.
i’ve read all of her books and enjoy them.
One of the best authors in the genre. Love the series
Anne McCaffrey was a master of writing vibrant characters and building believable worlds. I am so sorry she is gone, but I will treasure her books forever.
I love how the characters’ lives are woven together across generations. I also like the interplanetary pieces.
I love Anne McCaffery’s Tower and Hive series. This is the second, Wonderful Characters and a great story.
The world lost a great author when Anne passed. She could create characters and universes that were so real you felt you knew them. This is one of her great efforts and a great read for all.
I’ll read anything by Anne McCaffrey! She has a wonderful way of phrasing that makes you feel you are watching a movie instead of reading a book!
Love Anne McCaffrey and the worlds she creates in her books. She is an outstanding creator of characters and then wraps an intriguing story around them. I find myself reading the books avidly. Damia is just one example of her skill and it is part of a series of books in this universe. Each book stands alone but has links into the others. Besides I have always been fascinated by stories about those who have a form of esp/telepathy/teleportation etc.
It was written by Ann McCaffrey. I don’t think she wrote a bad story in all the years of her life. I miss seeing new works from her and wish that more of her books were available in ebook format. I keep looking.
Love, Love, Love this series!
The whole series is very good, where it falls short, book 1 of the series is not available as an ebook. Which stinks, all of the other like 5 or 6 is. I think the publishers should make “. THE ROWEN” available immediately.
I love her books she is one of the easiest writers to read and all her series are great. Anne McCaffrey is a wonderful writer! People of any age should love her books if they love sci-fi and fantasy! She always has great plot lines and her books are never boring! I cant praise her enough love love love everything she has ever written!
Love the whole Tower Series. McCaffery one of my all time favorite authors