Abandoned in space as a baby, and raised by three young space prospectors, Acorna - the unicorn girl - has at last found her own kind, the telepathic and sensitive "Linyaari". But she has not led the life of a normal "Linyaari" female and finds her new lifestyle strange and frivolous.
Review
"Combining colorful characterizations, lots of fast-paced action, and a decided sense of menace...this is entertaining fare indeed." -- -- Booklist on the Acorna series
"Combining colorful characterizations, lots of fast-paced action, and a decided sense of menace...this is entertaining fare indeed." -- Booklist on the Acorna series
About the Author
Anne McCaffrey is considered one of the world's leading science-fiction writers. She has won the Hugo and Nebula awards as well as six Science Fiction Book Club awards for her novels. Brought up in the United States, she is now living in Ireland with her Maine coon cats, her piebald mare, and a silver weimaraner and declines to travel anymore. She is best known for her unique Dragonriders of Pern series.
Description:
Abandoned in space as a baby, and raised by three young space prospectors, Acorna - the unicorn girl - has at last found her own kind, the telepathic and sensitive "Linyaari". But she has not led the life of a normal "Linyaari" female and finds her new lifestyle strange and frivolous.
Review
"Combining colorful characterizations, lots of fast-paced action, and a decided sense of menace...this is entertaining fare indeed." -- -- Booklist on the Acorna series
"Combining colorful characterizations, lots of fast-paced action, and a decided sense of menace...this is entertaining fare indeed." -- Booklist on the Acorna series
About the Author
Anne McCaffrey is considered one of the world's leading science-fiction writers. She has won the Hugo and Nebula awards as well as six Science Fiction Book Club awards for her novels. Brought up in the United States, she is now living in Ireland with her Maine coon cats, her piebald mare, and a silver weimaraner and declines to travel anymore. She is best known for her unique Dragonriders of Pern series.