Acornas Quest by Mccaffrey Ball

Acornas Quest by Mccaffrey Ball

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Acorna, the unicorn girl, was hidden from the authorities for her own safety and raised by three prospectors. Now a young woman, she and one of her "uncles" decide to try to locate others of her kind, after she has troubled dreams about a strange planet.

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Acornas Quest by Mccaffrey Ball

Found as an infant drifting alone in an escape pod in deep space, Acorna was reared by three young asteroid prospectors who raised her as their mascot, their miracle girl, and saved her from those who would destroy her mysterious powers. But now Acorna has become a young woman who has dreams of a shining world with blue grass and green skies. She still has the translucent horn in the middle of her forehead - she still has her powers to make things heal, and grow, and purify, but she longs to know where she came from - what world in the galaxy was her home? With one of her old protectors, she sets off on a quest to find her own kind, but even as she leaves a strange craft appears in the skies, peopled by gentle and mysterious telepaths who bring, not only terrible news of a frightening race of invading space killers, but also the memory of an infant, lost in space, long ago...
Anne McAffrey is one of the world's leading science-fiction writers, and has won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. Born and raised in the US, although of Irish extraction, she now lives permanently in Ireland, in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains, where, as well as writing, she breeds horses. She has recently been awarded the Margaret A. Edwards' Lifetime Achievement Literary Award. She is the creator of the Dragons of Pern series.Margaret Ball lives in Austin, Texas with her husband, children and pets.She has a BA in mathematics and a PhD in linguistics from the University of Texas.After graduation, she taught at UCLA, then spent several years honing her science fiction and fantasy skills by designing computer software and making inflated promises about its capabilities.Her books include Lost in Translation and Mathemagics. When not writing, she plays the flute, makes quilts, and feeds the pets.
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ISBN 13 9780552147484
ISBN 10 0552147486
Title Acornas Quest
Author Mccaffrey Anne
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published 1999-07-01
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.