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The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey5/20/2023 ![]() On its own merits, "The Rowan" is a highly inventive love story of possibly the loneliest woman in the galaxy and the one man who might be able to match her. ![]() I believe this is due to spreading the narrative thin across too many protagonists as the Rowan's progeny multiply. "The Rowan" and its sequel, "Damia," are far superior to the further entries in the series. ![]() Her growing relationship with Jeff gives her the courage to break her status-imposed isolation, and choose the more rewarding world of love and family. She convinces the other Primes to merge their powers with hers to help fight off an attack by invading aliens. After years of self-sacrificing dedication to her position, The Rowan intercepts an urgent mental call from Jeff Raven, a young Prime Talent on distant Deneb. Using mental powers alone, these few Prime Talents transport ships, cargo and people between Earth's Moon, Mars' Demos and Jupiter's Callisto.Īn orphaned young girl, simply called The Rowan, is discovered to have superior telepathic potential and is trained to become Prime Talent on Callisto. The kinetically gifted, trained in mind/machine gestalt, are the most valued citizens of the Nine Star League. ![]() This is sci-fi at its best: a contemporary love story as well as an engrossing view of our world in the future. ![]() Told in the timeless style of Anne McCaffrey, The Rowan is the first installment in a wonderful trilogy. ![]()
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