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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.… (plus d'informations)
This book should really be titled Afra as at least the first 1/3 of the novel is only about him and and his relationship with The Rowan. When the Rowan and Jeff Raven marry and start to have children the second third of the book follows Damia's childhood and how she is cared for by Afra. The final third of the book follows Damia as she is assigned to a tower at the tender age of 16 and feels lonely and abandoned,. She then becomes prey for a hostile alien invader and barely escapes. Her escape is costly and she goes to her grandmother for recovery. during this time she enters a new relationship with Aftra and together they cope with a second, friendly first encounter.
After about the 50% mark, I just skipped and skimmed the rest of the book because I couldn't take it anymore. Not even my intense teenage nostalgia for this series can make up for my experience of it now. The men CONSTANTLY meet together specifically in order to subvert Rowan's wishes, particularly as a mother. The moment I officially tapped out was when she caught her husband about to ship off their kids to ANOTHER PLANET without telling her! WTF!?!?!?! And then near the end the romance between Damia and the guy who basically raised her does not sit well with me. Unfortunately the men-walking-over-women thing continues into the next generation with Afra gleefully telepathically putting Damia to sleep at will without her consent. I am so disgusted and disappointed. ( )
Anne McCaffrey is one of my all time favorite sc-fi/fantasy authors. Her 'The Tower and the Hive" series is among my favorite series of all time. The characters are engaging and the story grabs me right about and keeps me interested until the very end. I do feel that story gets a weak towards the middle but it picks up at the end. Damis is my favorite book in this series although I actually like Afra better than her. ( )
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 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...
I liked this one, but the romance in it made it kind of squicky. I don't remember being bothered by it when I was a teenager, but the idea of the romantic interest standing in loco parentis for the heroine was icky. Even if the actual romance didn't show up until she was an adult. ( )
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This book is dedicated to Sara Virginia Johnson Brooks "The Folding is Extra"
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Afra sentit le touchet mental de sa soeur et dit à sa mère que Goswina venait de rentrer de Capella.
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Et parce qu'elle perçut son désir en ce moment merveilleux, leur accord s'exprima bientôt de toute les manière, immensément satisfaisante pour tous deux.
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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De tous les enfants de la Rowane, Damia est sans conteste la plus douée, la plus difficile aussi Afro, qui seconde sa mère, doit dépenser beaucoup d'énergie pour compenser les colères et les bévues de la petite fille. Cet homme qui se penche sur son berceau comprend sa fragilité. Il l'a aimée dès le premier jour et elle le sent. Plus tard, Damia voudrait bien échapper à ce gardien trop parfait. Elle détecte l'approche d'un vaisseau habité par une intelligence supérieure. Malgré sa télépathie, elle a du mal à faire la différence entre les étrangers hostiles et les étrangers amicaux. Quoi qu'elle en pense, elle a besoin d'Afro, de son expérience - de son affection - de sa présence. Ensemble, ils devront trouver le moyen de sauver leur planète.
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