Acorna's World (Acorna) [Hardcover]

Anne McCaffrey (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727858203
• ISBN-13: 978-0727858207
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,623,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great entry in this terrific series, August 29, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acorna's World (Hardcover)

On board the space traveling Condor, Acorna The Unicorn Girl feels safe from the insect race the Khleevi who dine on their own geriatrics and delight in eating other races. The Khleevi remain a major threat to Acorna's people, the Linyaari because the insect race has no qualms about genocide, as other species are fodder to them.

Accompanying Acorna on the salvage ship is Captain Becker, first mate Road Kill, and Khleevi escapee Aari. When they receive an SOS from a nearby planet, the foursome feel impelled to help. There they discover the Khleevi has caused another massacre that leaves Acorna and her companions fighting to save two races before further slaughter leaves them extinct.

The fourth Acorna tale is an entertaining young adult science fiction tale. The story line is filled with action and a growing attraction between Acorna and Aari. Late into the tale, Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough provide an entertaining, cleverly designed critique on how the young devour the elderly in free market society. Erudite fans will dine on Margaret Ball's linguistic interpretation that intelligently spoofs the plot's action-packed space opera with a small but serious thesis. Though lacking depth to any of the key players except in an overall generalization of the traits of the various races, ACORNA'S WORLD is a fun to read work of science fiction.

Harriet Klausner

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anne's fans will not be disappointed, July 9, 2001

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Diane Catanzaro - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acorna's World (Hardcover)

We finally get to see Acorna grown up and dealing with her own people, in a culture that she has little understanding of. As often happens, others try to govern her life and actions based upon what they are used to. She manages to retain some control of herself and her own choices.

I'll read anything Anne McCaffrey writes, and this book was certainly up to her usual excellent standards.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Acorna's World, August 20, 2000

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"cmar7" (Lawrenceville, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Acorna's World (Hardcover)

Acorna's World leads you into areas unexplored about the whole system Ms. McCaffrey has set Acorna in in the first place. It was very fascinating to this avid S.F. & F. reader. As Acorna learns about her real world and people, we are treated to analogies that pertain to our own real world, and how we treat people, that are not really noticed until after you read it. As usual, the characters were realistic, the background/scenery descriptions were captivating. All in all, a fun jaunt through Acorna's world, with some twists to keep the reader intrigued.