Anne McCaffrey's bestselling Rowan saga has been praised as "good
reading" (Locus). It becomes "more convincing with each novel"
(Booklist) and offers "winning, carefully developed characters"
(Publishers Weekly). Now the story continues, as the passionate and
talented children of Damia and Afra Lyon confront the alien threat first
detected by their grandmother the Rowan. Laria, Isthian, Rojer, and Zara
Lyon share aspects of the telepathic, empathic, and telekinetic powers
that have marked their family for generations. But as the family
expands, it is clear that not all talents are alike: each of the four
young Lyons has a very personal kind of ability. When they join forces
together, as will be required to destroy the deadly Hiver aliens, their
powers and their deep family bond make them the most powerful fighting
force the Human and Mrdini races can create. And the peaceful races of
the universe need every ounce of power that the Lyon clan can muster.
The Hivers' own world has been destroyed by a sun gone nova, which has
left them in search of a new home. The Hivers are a logical race, and
their approach to finding this home is straightforward: when they locate
a world that seems suitable, they destroy all life on it in preparation
for Hiver occupation. The Lyons have seen the devastation the Hivers are
capable of causing, and they understand all too well that the time has
come to move into space in pursuit of this deadly enemy. None of them
welcomes war, but the blackened worlds the Hivers leave behind are a
powerful statement of its necessity. When the time comes, they will be
ready with the full force of their power.
