Damia (Rowan) (original 1992; edition 1993)

by Anne McCaffrey

Series: The Tower and the Hive (2), Le vol de Pégase (tome 4), The Talents Universe (5)

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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.… (more)

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This book should really be titled Afra as at least the first 1/3 of the novel is only about him and and his relationship with The Rowan. When the Rowan and Jeff Raven marry and start to have children the second third of the book follows Damia's childhood and how she is cared for by Afra. The final third of the book follows Damia as she is assigned to a tower at the tender age of 16 and feels lonely and abandoned,. She then becomes prey for a hostile alien invader and barely escapes. Her escape is costly and she goes to her grandmother for recovery. during this time she enters a new relationship with Aftra and together they cope with a second, friendly first encounter.

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catseyegreen | Feb 2, 2023 |

After about the 50% mark, I just skipped and skimmed the rest of the book because I couldn't take it anymore. Not even my intense teenage nostalgia for this series can make up for my experience of it now. The men CONSTANTLY meet together specifically in order to subvert Rowan's wishes, particularly as a mother. The moment I officially tapped out was when she caught her husband about to ship off their kids to ANOTHER PLANET without telling her! WTF!?!?!?! And then near the end the romance between Damia and the guy who basically raised her does not sit well with me. Unfortunately the men-walking-over-women thing continues into the next generation with Afra gleefully telepathically putting Damia to sleep at will without her consent. I am so disgusted and disappointed. (

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hissingpotatoes | Dec 28, 2021 |

Anne McCaffrey is one of my all time favorite sc-fi/fantasy authors. Her 'The Tower and the Hive" series is among my favorite series of all time. The characters are engaging and the story grabs me right about and keeps me interested until the very end. I do feel that story gets a weak towards the middle but it picks up at the end. Damis is my favorite book in this series although I actually like Afra better than her. (

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KateKat11 | Sep 24, 2021 |

Damia is the daughter of Prime Talents The Rowan and Jeff Raven. Her own telepathic and telekinetic abilities manifested at an early age, unimaginable powers even greater than her parents’, challenging to wield much less control. As willful as her mother ever was, Damia defies her family’s attempts to tame and train her—only to bond with Afra Lyon, a Talent who serves The Rowan, and who becomes the object of her affection.

When she comes of age, Damia learns that a Prime of her capabilities and temperament has no time for love. Assigned to serve the farthest human colonized world from Earth, Damia leads a lonely existence until she telepathically connects with an alien presence in another galaxy—a potential threat not only to Damia, but to the love Afra wants to share with her...

Gmomaj | Mar 14, 2021 |

I liked this one, but the romance in it made it kind of squicky. I don't remember being bothered by it when I was a teenager, but the idea of the romantic interest standing in loco parentis for the heroine was icky. Even if the actual romance didn't show up until she was an adult. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Anne McCaffrey	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Kukalis, Romas	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Morrill, Rowena	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ross, Edmund	Author photo	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Stromberg, Mike	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Talents Universe (5)

The Tower and the Hive (2)

Le vol de Pégase (tome 4)

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Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy (5623)

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction – 1992)

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Damia

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Damia

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1992-03

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Gwyn-Raven children fostered on Deneb, allowing them to train their talented children

Damia becomes Aurigae Prime

First Contact with Sodan

First Contact with Mridani

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This book is dedicated to
Sara Virginia Johnson Brooks
"The Folding is Extra"

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Afra felt his sister's mental touch and told his mother that Goswina had returned to Capella.

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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.

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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 spit of his feelings, Afra remained loyal to he Rowan. He stayed by her side and helped her 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 siege, only one thing can defeat the power of fear: The power of love.

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From birth through her coming of age, to first contact with the Mridani, follow the story of Damia, strong, talented from birth, ignored by her mind-bonded siblings Jeran & Cera.

Watch her horror as she nearly destroys a lesser Talent losing her virginity... and her wonder as her blossoming love centers on .....

Meanwhile, there is yet more beetle metal and several alien contacts - but or they friend or foe and how can she tell the difference? And can she determine the difference in time to save her worlds?

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