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Acorna's People

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The Acorna series has grown from a curious, uninformed buy to my favorite Anne McCaffrey-collaboration series. I was instantly charmed by the young girl who they called "Acorna" in the first book, and after I had finished that book, waited for the sequel which had been promised. I soaked that one up, finding it to be even better than the first. I realized there were a few loose ends at the end of Acorna's Quest, but thought little of it. When I first saw an advertisement for Acorna's People, therefore, I literally cheered out loud!

Acorna's People did not let me down. From the beautiful cover (the first to actually get Acorna's features somewhat right, as well as the first I'd ever seen to use vanilla as the predominant color) to the wonderful typeface, and, oh, the story!

Anne McCaffrey brings out her very best in character creation skills once again, giving us Jonas Becker, a return to the grizzled space miners of the first book, and his delightful sidekick RK (Roadkill), and a deliciously horrible villain, along with a delightful cast of Liinyari to open up an entirely new direction for Acorna - once again.

I have always loved Anne's work, and, though I had not yet read her Scarborough collaboration, the Paytabe series, I am quite pleased with Elisabeth's contributions, which are admittably harder to spot than Margret Ball's in the first two novels - A tribute to their ability to work as a team. I won't say that a change of coauthors has done the series good - that wouldn't be fair to margaret, whose wonderful portrayal of Acorna on Kizdet first got me hooked on the series - but I will say a fresh writing style has opened up brand new worlds for Acorna (literally, even), and I eagerly await the next book in the series, already promised us after the next "Pegasus" novel.

Acorna's People is my favorite in the Acorna series. It is action-packed and romantic. Acorna is basically a full-grown Linyarii by this time and is prepared to choose a life mate. The one she chooses could have a book of his own, he has been through so much. This novel takes place on the new Linyarii home world and it is fascinating how Acorna has been introduced to her people and how she is coping with them on their planet. It is evident that Acorna has a little bit of the "barbaric" humans in her and it takes her awhile to get used to some of her people's customs. This novel is fast-paced and exciting. It is one of my new favorite books. There is deffinetely room for a sequel. I thought that a lot of things were left out of this trilogy. For example, we never found out if Acorna's body will stabilize or if in a few years she will be old. Overall, this book had a strong hold on me and I found it hard to put down. I give it five stars.

Having read the previous novels in this series, I thought Acorna would get more interesting as I read on. Now I really regret paying for this book, and unfortunately, I bought the rest of the series, too.
Acorna's adventures always seem to end well, maybe too well for me. I was interested by the Linyaari initially, but in this book, I found them rather annoying, actually. Maati was the only character I found halfway endearing or even vaguely relateable. The older Linyaari made me mad for reasons I can't say, and frankly, I probably will only bother keeping this book as a reference until I can trade it at the used bookstore.
Not worth the money!

ACORNA'S PEOPLE , 4 ,
Acorna the unicorn girl was rescued at a very young age by three space miners who happened to stumble across an odd escape pod carrying the youngster. For all their gruffness and inexperience, the three did a very respectable job of raising the precocious child. Acorna grew up to be a very intelligent, resourceful, and caring young woman. With the ability to heal the hurts of others with her horn, Acorna also became a popular "Goddess-like" figure to many.

While saving a planet that was held hostage in the grasp of the Piper, Acorna made herself numerous friends. Children who had been slaves were free to have a decent life, no more working in brothels or mines, no more being ill-used at the hands of cruel adults. Acorna also managed to make herself an enemy, one who returns to the picture in this third book of the series. The daughter of the Piper seeks to eradicate the one who ruined an empire she would have ruled, and take revenge for the death of her father. Kisla is a very unstable personality, capable of great cruelty, and she hungers to make Acorna hurt.

Acorna managed to find her true people in the last installment, and the Linyaari are a peace-loving telepathic race. Sadly, when Acorna finally makes her way to them, they aren't exactly welcoming of this strange young woman with her aggressive ways. Danger has dogged Acorna all the way, although she didn't know it, and when her people disappear in a mysterious fashion in space, she decides to find out why.

With the help of Becker, a rather ribald trader in space junk, and his special temple cat Road Kill, also known as plain old RK, Acorna is able to locate the lost resting place of her ancestors. As well, she is able to rescue her captive kin from the deranged Kisla and bring them all to safety. Naturally, there is a great deal of help from her adoptive family, those she has helped along the way, as well as those who just plain admire everything that Acorna stands for.

Although this was an easy and comfortable read - the authors work literary magic in their combined style - I found myself having to fight to finish it. To be honest, this is the third book in a series that I've yet to complete and I am dreading the fight to the end. It's so saccharine and easy to guess the outcome; I expected something more from two talented and very experienced authors. I am disappointed that Acorna seems to walk through everything without ever really being in serious danger, even when she is threatened, you know she'll be okay. It's a bit of a letdown for the reader.

It's worth reading if only to find out that Acorna breezed through yet another possible tragedy without much effort. If you happen to like sweetness and sunlight, then this is definitely for you. I only hope that the next segment of Acorna's life will hold more to keep me interested, this was nothing but "fluff" in my opinion.

Review Originally Posted at LinearReflections.com

This third novel in the Acorna series has seen a change in co-author, but the storyline is as strong as it was in Acorna, and improves on Acorna's Quest. Acorna has finally been reunited with her own race, and she has made some startling discoveries about them, including the fact that they come in different colours!!. As with other books by McCaffrey, three main storylines come rushing towards a dramatic climax that will take you on a ride that leaves you breathless and fully sated. There is room for another novel easily, as Acorna and her chosen male companion head off into the stars with two new friends who are as unique as Acorna's collection of Uncle's from the first two novels. Plenty of old friends abound in this novel, but Scarborough and McCaffrey have introduced new friends that will no doubt appear in future Acorna novels by this compelling team of authors.

What author is more beloved in the Sci-fi realm than the great McCaffrey? Who else could have written the Dragon Riders of Pern Saga? Who else could have captured our hearts and imagination over a space farer caled Acorna? Anne McCaffrey did an excelent job ending the Acorna Story in the traditional fashon of suspense, humor, action, and joy. When Acorna is thrust back into the hands of her species, she has to overcome her differences. The only way to gain trust and respect in her peoples community is to show her tallents. Will her tallents be enough against the worst enemey ever to face the peace loving Linyaari race since the Khleevi. These creatures are hateful, self-absorbed, and highly materialistic. The wish to put an end the Linyaari at any and all costs, can Acorna save her people?

Besides a new planet full of unicorn-people, "Acorna's People" brings with it another introduction to the Acorna universe - a new co-author. And we can see it in the writing style. This book lacks the near-scientific plausiblity of the first two books that obviously came from mathematician-author Margaret Ball, but the introduction of the *wonderful* characters of Becker and Roadkill (the aspect of the book I loved the most) which I expect were largely Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's creations, made it a delightful read for me. I loved that their characters are continued into the following volumes.

Love and Peace,
Robert

Acorna, with the help of her admirers, she has found her true people at last. And they have found her. Khornya, daughter of the illustrious Feriila and the valiant Vaanye, who was given up for lost after the insect-like Khleevi destroyed their home planet. Abandoned in space as a baby, rescued and raised by gruff human asteroid miners, Acorna is at last among her own. The beautiful healing horn in the center of her forehead and the feet and hands that once set her apart now make her one with the telepathic Linyaari who live on as lush agrarian planet where they pursue their peaceful dreams. But Acorna still has much to do before she can enjoy the peaceful home she is offered. With the help of the rogue spacetrader Becker and his cat, RK (RoadKill), Acorna must strive to right an unspeakable wrong. In the search, Acorna and her new friends rescue another survivor, also given up for lost.

With contributions of Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, she continues the saga of this beloved character in a story that will delight every fan and win new hearts. Acorna's People is a story for readers of all ages especially those cherish the magic that lives within their young spirits.

I thought Acorna's People was an excellent book. It has a good plot to it. The descriptions of the characters were very descriptive, and I thought the way she made the Linyaari so human, and yet not human, was fascinating. Acorna herself was a startling combination of human characteristics in an alien atmosphere. My favorite part of the book was definately the ending. It left you hanging, and I can't wait for the next book to come out in August so that I can read it. Anne McCaffrey is one of the best authors whose works I've read. This book certainly lives lives up to my standards of her. In my opinion, this is as good as her Pern series.

Hurray, finally another great series from Anne Mccaffery! I was addicted to the Dragons series from Pern. And she continues the magic with Acorna and her friends. I really enjoyed reading this book, and can happily recommend this book and the other Acorna books to you!