Damia's Children (Rowan, Book 3) [Hardcover]

Anne McCaffrey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 1993

Although Damia had used her inherited psychic Talent to deflect most of the alien invasion on the human worlds, she did not exterminate the enemies, leaving her children to confront the danger in an intense final battle of powers. 100,000 first printing. $80,000 ad/promo.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Here McCaffrey introduces another generation in her saga of a family of powerful psionic Talents ( The Rowan and Damia ) raised to serve the Nine Star League. The eight children of Damia and Afra Raven-Lyon approach the threshold of maturity on Iota Aurogae, where they have been raised with young Mrdinis, the only other intelligent life that humankind has encountered--save for the pernicious Hive Culture, which has sought to destroy all other species in its drive to expand through the universe. The eldest teenager, Laria, is sent to the homeworld of the Mrdinis to improve relations between the two species. Thian, the oldest boy, encounters residual human prejudice and almost loses his life when he serves as liaison with a mixed human-Mrdini fleet. The other children contribute their own Talents and insight during stressful periods of human-nonhuman interaction. Certain to be a success with McCaffrey's fans, this initial entry in a promising series offers winning, carefully developed young characters, an attractive alien society and an enemy drawn with more than a touch of mystery and ambiguity. Science Fiction Book Club main selection; Doubleday Book Club alternate.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

YA-A sequel to The Rowan (1990) and Damia (1992, both Ace), this is the third book in the Raven-Lyons family saga. In The Rowan, McCaffrey developed FT&T, Federal Telepath and Teleport. This organization, through the use of psi talents, is responsible for interstellar communication via telepathy, and for cargo/passenger transportation by means of teleportation. While the first book tells Rowan's story, and the second centers around the daughter of Rowan and Jeff Raven, Damia's Children concerns the eight children of Damia and Afra, especially Laria, Thian, and Rojer who, working with their alien allies the Mrdinis, again confront the Hive culture. The author has created memorable, strong characters who are believable and well fleshed out. This is McCaffrey at her best.
John Lawson, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult (January 13, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039913817X
• ISBN-13: 978-0399138171
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,308,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern® novels, is one of science fiction's most popular authors. With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough she co-authored Changelings and Maelstrom, Books One and Two of The Twins of Petaybee. McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly delightful book...one of Anne's best!, August 14, 1997

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Jeff Lee - See all my reviews

This review is from: Damia's Children (Bookcassette(r) Edition) (Audio Cassette)

Although I have read many of Anne's novels, Damia's Children truly captured my imagination and interest. The book opens leasurely, some years after its predecessor, the book Damia. The beautifully written openings describe in great detail the individual characters of Damia's Talented children, but it foreshadows the menace the reader expects. And true to its promises, the book plunges into an exciting expedition where the combined fleets of both the Human and Mrdini species track down the home world of their decades-old enemies, the Hive. But this book is not just about space-battles and "star wars". The reader witnesses the growing-up and maturing of Damia's four eldest children, and we even see glimpses of characters that one would expect to be obsolete: the Rowan, Isthia Raven, and the rest of Damia's children's predecessors who played such a large part in previous books. The book is definitely, without a doubt, a must-read, especially if you have read the previous two books, The Rowan and Damia..

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY HAPPY, June 28, 2011

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This review is from: Damia's Children (Rowan) (Mass Market Paperback)

I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE. THE BOOK WAS IN GREAT CONDITION AND RECEIVED THE BOOK BEFORE THE EXPECTED DATE.. GREAT.

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, April 3, 2010

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LibKat "book goddess" (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Damia's Children (Rowan) (Mass Market Paperback)

Great book from a great series by a great author. She writes in a clear style that draws you in with intriguing story lines and appealing characters.