Brain Ships (PartnerShip & The Ship Who Searched) (Hardcover)

by Anne McCaffrey (Author), Mercedes Lackey (Author), Margaret Ball (Author), Tom Kidd (Illustrator) "The ruby light on the com unit was blinking when Hypatia Cade emerged from beneath the tutor's hood, with quadratic equations dancing before her seven-year-old..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"[The Ship Who Searched is] superb . . . Lackey and McCaffrey have created a marvelous love story in an exciting science fictional setting and then topped it all off with an ingeniously spiffy resolution."

Product Description
Combines the texts of two sequels to the best-selling The Ship Who Sang in a single volume, following the adventures of Tia and Nancia, who overcome paralysis by becoming starship-controlling "brains" that protect other young people from suffering a similar fate.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Baen (November 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743471660
• ISBN-13: 978-0743471664
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #649,644 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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171 of 173 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars reprints with different names, November 8, 2003

By A Customer

I do love these authors and was so glad to find a new book. But. . . it is a collection of two books I already have put into one volume with a new name. Not quite the nice reading time I was looking forward to. I won't be the only one to buy it without knowing this so look for used "like new" to be available quickly. This is The Ship Who Searched and Partnership simply put in one volume. If you want these two books it is a good deal - if not . . .

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Omnibus, February 1, 2004

By	A.J.W. "wcu_rosebud" (robbinsville, nc United States) - See all my reviews

When I bought this book I had the feeling it might be an omnibus of old books (because most of the new Anne McCaffrey books lately have been). But I didn't mind since I am just now starting the Brain Ship series. This omnibus contains "The Ship Who Searched" and "PartnerShip". I enjoyed both stories and look forward to reading the others in the series. I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't already have these two books but is an Anne McCaffrey fan. Otherwise, you should probably skip the book.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's a TRICK, November 29, 2003

By	Summer Cambridge (Moscow, Idaho USA) - See all my reviews

This is not a new book, instead it is a combination of two old books. I bought it and then realized the flaw. I almost thought of keeping it, but Baen Publisher has produced such a low quality product (thin pages, etc) that it would not hold up very well. AMAZON, get it together and give it a proper description.