The Rowan was one of the greatest telepaths ever born, treasured by the people she saved from alien invasion—and loved by a young man who never hoped to win her heart. In spite of his feelings, Afra remained loyal to the Rowan. He stayed by her side and helped to raise her Talented daughter, Damia. Now years later, Damia is a full-grown Talent of great power. Terrible alien voices echo within her mind. And a wondrous new feeling for Afra is growing within her heart.…
In a universe under seige, only one thing can defeat the power of fear: the power of love.
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"I did not have high hopes when i started reading this book, I had just read the rowan and it kind of bored me but since i had this book and the next I decided to go ahead and read it. I ended up really liking this book, actually i ended up really likeing Afra. Damia is set sometime in the far future. Humans have grown and fine tuned Telepathic abilities and used them to go out and populate the universe. Damia overlaps The Rowan a little with the telling of Afra's life but it mostly picks up where The Rowan left off. The Rowan and Jeff Raven have just destroyed a giant ship of Beatle like creatures dead set on the destruction of Jeff Ravens home planet and started a family. Damia is The Rowans youngest Daughter and the most like her. Afra is The Rowans best friend and second in command of her tower.So he is already fully grown by the time Damia is born so on that note i'm not gonna lie i was a little creeped out by him and the role he was going to play but it was really well done and not creepy at all and by the end of the book Afra had made it into the list of my top favorite Characters. It was a little slow going at times but it ended on just the right note to make me immediatly pick up the next book and start reading."
— Jennifer (4 out of 5 stars)
" The characters are a little too self-aware (or obtuse) to be entirely believable, but with a little willing suspension of disbelief, this is a great yarn. Love the story. "
— Ink, 2/18/2014" I got quite emotional at times, having to wipe away tears. More so for this, the second book, than the Rowan. I could not put the book down though, reading straight through until it was finished. Looking forward to the next book in the series. "
— Angelique, 2/12/2014" Too much of this book was a repeat of "The Rowan" without giving you any new information or a different perspective of the events that happened. disappointing because of this. "
— Cydney, 2/11/2014" Not as good as the first one. Should have stuck with the Rowan as the main character. "
— Bryan457, 1/6/2014" Have always enjoyed the later telepath works of Anne McCaffrey. The 'Pegasus' books are okay, but these later works are richer and enjoyable to read. "
— Stephanie, 1/3/2014" I liked the idea a lot of people who have mental powers but they use them for a living. I thought the book was really good. "
— Dillon, 1/2/2014" Honestly, I can't get past Afra's greenness. I feel racist, but... who thought green skin and blonde hair were a good idea? "
— Caterina, 12/25/2013" I enjoyed the portrait of children with talent. Damia had more character development than most McCaffrey heroines. A fun book with an interesting dovetail into the series with Afra. "
— Rachel, 12/20/2013" Still had a hard time with this story. It was alright, but not my favorite. Slow and complicated, even confusing. "
— Susan, 12/17/2013" This is the story of Damia Raven, daughter of The Rowan, also a high ranked psi talent. She is sent to run a new commerce and communications tower, and tells the story of her growing up, and falling in love. "
— Monica, 12/2/2013" My favorite book from this series. "
— Alison, 11/26/2013Anne McCaffrey (1926–2011), one of the world’s most popular authors, was best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. She was the first woman to win the two top prizes for science fiction writing, the Hugo and Nebula awards. She was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was named a Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Grand Master. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1926, McCaffrey relocated to Ireland in the 1970s, where she lived in a house of her own design, named Dragonhold-Underhill.