Damia

Anne McCaffrey

Transworld Publishers Limited, 1992 - Fiction - 365 pages

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.

What people are saying

Review: Damia (The Tower and the Hive #2)

User Review  - Robert - Goodreads

Ms. McCaffrey again demonstrates why a good editor is so important. The take out the false starts, clunky sentences, and silly ideas. They also check for inconsistencies in the story and can give the ...

Review: Damia (The Tower and the Hive #2)

User Review  - Jennifer - Goodreads

I did not have high hopes when i started reading this book, I had just read the rowan and it kind of bored me but since i had this book and the next I decided to go ahead and read it. I ended up ...

About the author

Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 1, 1926. She received a degree in Slavonic languages from Radcliffe College. She worked in advertising for Helena Rubenstein from 1947 to 1952. Her first publication was a short story in Science Fiction Magazine, and her first novel, Restoree, was published in 1967. She is a well-known author of over 100 books, mostly science fiction, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Crystal Singer series, Acorna's Children series, The Twins of Petaybee series, and Barque Cats series. She has won numerous awards including the Hugo Award for Best Novella for the short story Weyr Search in 1968 and the Nebula Award for Best Novella for Dragonrider in 1969. In 2006, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. She has also written books under the pseudonym Jody Lynn. She died of a stroke on November 21, 2011 at the age of 85.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Damia; Volume 2 of Rowan/Damia Series
• Author: Anne McCaffrey
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers Limited, 1992
• ISBN: 0593023757, 9780593023754
• Length: 365 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / General