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Damia (The Tower and the Hive #2)
Of all the Rowan's children, Damia was the most brilliant, the most difficult, the loneliest, and the one who had inherited the greatest Talent. It was obvious from childhood that she was going to be a Prime, with all the honours, burdens and strains of that elite class. Her one friend was Afra -- older, wiser, Talented in his own way, but 'belonging' almost exclusively to...more
Paperback, 380 pages
Published
1993
by Corgi
(first published January 1st 1991)
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This book is told through the POV of the man who babysits, befriends and eventually has babies with Damia, the Rowan's psychic daughter. Boring as only McCaffrey can manage.
Feb 07, 2013
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In this second volume of the trilogy begun with The Rowan , McCaffrey introduces Damia Raven, brilliant and willful daughter of Angharad Gwyn (the Rowan) and Jeff Raven, leaders of the psionic Talents of Federal Telepath & Teleport, who make interstellar commerce possible. The precocious Damia's difficult childhood is made tolerable by the care and solicitude of Afra Lyon, her parents' valued friend and assistant, who secretly loves the child as much as he did her mot
This is silly, this book isn't about Damia, it's about Afra. Which is probably the right choice as he's more interesting than she is, given he's 24 years older than she is and by the end of the book she's only 19. (Which has its own set of problems right there.)
It's a middling book. But you know, I think I've realized why this series wears on me; it's quite boring to read about hyper-privileged aristocrats who are spoilt, moody, confident of their skills and power and who never interact with the...more
It's a middling book. But you know, I think I've realized why this series wears on me; it's quite boring to read about hyper-privileged aristocrats who are spoilt, moody, confident of their skills and power and who never interact with the...more
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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 really liking this book, actually i ended up really likeing Afra. Damia is set sometime in the far future. Humans have grown and fine tuned Telepathic abilities and used them to go out and populate the universe. Damia overlaps The Rowan a little with the telling of Afra's life but it mostly picks up wher...more
So. Continuing with the re-read of this series ... after choosing to re-read The Rowan as the story of some highly dysfunctional people rather than as a grand romance, I read the first sequel as the story of how their children — particularly their second daughter/third child — had to learn how to deal with the world and their own psionic talents. In the case of the third child ... not very well, at first. Her two older siblings had this weird sibling bond and they tended to leave her out of thei...more
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Apr 10, 2011
Colleen
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4 of 5 stars
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guilty-pleasure
I've always been curiously enraptured by this book, and I think I've finally figured out why -- because it holds back certain things I would have like answered. What does it mean that mercurial Damia didn't shield when she was with her first lover, Amer? McCaffery isn't going to tell us explicitly. Want to know what Damia's birth was like? Her first few years at Augeraie, her eventual Prime tower posting? Nah, you'll get a quick sketch of an update, and LIKE IT. Thank goodness after a book of ve...more
The Rowan had such great potential. I loved the initial story.
I feel the story should have been about Afra. He was such a real, honest character. He loved The Rowan so much, but knew he could never have her ... Yet, he kept his loyalities. He stayed by her side and helped to raise her Talented daughter, Damia.
I'm afraid I became bored with this book and after this mid-point scanned the book to completion. I was disgusted and disappointed to have Afra have such an emotionally draining role in t...more
I feel the story should have been about Afra. He was such a real, honest character. He loved The Rowan so much, but knew he could never have her ... Yet, he kept his loyalities. He stayed by her side and helped to raise her Talented daughter, Damia.
I'm afraid I became bored with this book and after this mid-point scanned the book to completion. I was disgusted and disappointed to have Afra have such an emotionally draining role in t...more
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,...more
In a universe under seige,...more
From when she was very young Damia had a lot of power. So much that it became almost essential that she leave home to live with her grandmother and discover how to control her powers. She comes into contact with aliens and discovers treachery, but there's also love.
I do have some problems with father figures or almost father figures becoming romantic figures, it's an almost deal-breaker, particularly when he uses a post-hypnotic suggestion, implanted when she was very young to send her to sleep...more
I do have some problems with father figures or almost father figures becoming romantic figures, it's an almost deal-breaker, particularly when he uses a post-hypnotic suggestion, implanted when she was very young to send her to sleep...more
Dec 13, 2012
Catherine
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3 of 5 stars
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I did not love this book as much as the first time I read it some 15 years ago for a two reasons:
The first 1/3 of the book is a recap of the previous book, but from Afra's point of view. If I had read the other one some time ago, the recap might have been helpful, but because I moved straight on from the first one it was a little pointless.
The relationship between Afra and Damia was just plain weird. I tried to keep an open mind about it, but Afra had taken care of Damia like a father in the beg...more
The first 1/3 of the book is a recap of the previous book, but from Afra's point of view. If I had read the other one some time ago, the recap might have been helpful, but because I moved straight on from the first one it was a little pointless.
The relationship between Afra and Damia was just plain weird. I tried to keep an open mind about it, but Afra had taken care of Damia like a father in the beg...more
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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 author some guidance on getting the various parts of the story to fit together seamlessly. It is unfortunate indeed that Ms. Mccaffrey did not have such an editor for this series. This book, and the rest of the series, is choppy, silly, inconsistent, and awkward. The book is an expansion of a very p...more
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Not sure I'm going to be able to finish a rereading of this one. I last read this in jr high or high school, and remember quite liking the character of Afra. I still do, but there's a whole lot else about this book I don't like. The Rowan, who was a pretty good character in the last book of the series, is the stereotypical overworked mother. If the book wasn't written by a woman I'd honestly have a tough time not thinking this were some sort of criticism of working mothers. Maybe it is anyhow? A...more
Having just read Get Off the Unicorn, Rowan's back story was pretty fresh in my head. It was probably too fresh in my mind as I found myself going from feeling bored to feeling a little icky.
The first 100 pages are basically a recap of the previous versions of the story. It's a long and drawn-out "previously on Young and the Telepathic" and a complete waste of time.
The remainder of the novel shows the Rowan as a conflicted and possibly post partum depressed mother who is overworked and trying t...more
The first 100 pages are basically a recap of the previous versions of the story. It's a long and drawn-out "previously on Young and the Telepathic" and a complete waste of time.
The remainder of the novel shows the Rowan as a conflicted and possibly post partum depressed mother who is overworked and trying t...more
The first hundred pages are a rushed retelling of 'Rowan' from another character's view. Ten years since I read the first book, it was rather hard to follow and made further references to it a little confusing. Once past that the book is pretty good, though uncharacteristically rushed. I remember loving other novels of McCaffrey's (Rowan and Crystal Singer among them). Perhaps I was in a sour mood when I read it anyway. I still look forward to the third.
I got this book at an estate sale, along with a whole bunch of other SciFi books.
Published in 1992, the scene is set in our solar system, not a Dragon Riders book. (I DO like dragons).
It got a lot better towards the end; A lot of teleporting and telepathing. Space ships were 'ported. Nice story tho. I did enjoy it, even though it is the second in a quartet:
The Rowan
Damia
Damia's Children
Lyon's Pride
From the SciFi library of Rex Mix.
Published in 1992, the scene is set in our solar system, not a Dragon Riders book. (I DO like dragons).
It got a lot better towards the end; A lot of teleporting and telepathing. Space ships were 'ported. Nice story tho. I did enjoy it, even though it is the second in a quartet:
The Rowan
Damia
Damia's Children
Lyon's Pride
From the SciFi library of Rex Mix.
I loved the first book in this series, The Rowan. So, when I read that this book as about the romance between the Rowan's daughter and Afra, I was skeptical that I would like it, considering their age difference. However, this book became my favorite in the series and I have re-read it many times. It does a great job of capturing the angst of growing up and how relationships evolve over time.
Mar 13, 2011
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Great book!: I first read this book when I was 18, it is the second in the talent series. I loved reading about Damia's childhood and her love for Afra. I also loved reading about the The Rowan and Jeff and their children. I is a wonderful read and I would recommended it to anyone. I've read the entire series now and I loved each one of the books.
This is the second in McCaffrey's Talent series. It is focused on Damia, the Rowan and Jeff Raven's youngest daughter and their long-time friend, Afra Lyon. It actually picks up before the start of the first book and follows the events from Afra's point of view until Damia is born.
Of the whole series, this is my least favorite, but it is still amazing. The only reason it only has four stars is because I haven't figured out if you can give half-stars.
Of the whole series, this is my least favorite, but it is still amazing. The only reason it only has four stars is because I haven't figured out if you can give half-stars.
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Found this at a church book sale years ago. I don't think I realized it wasn't the first book in this series when I bought it, but I got the rest of the series out of the library and read them all. McCaffrey always has interesting characters and worlds; the Rowan's is no exception.
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.
While the Rowan sucked me into this series and reading in general, this book is by far my all time favorite. Damia is strong willed, headstrong and stubborn and is just a wonderful character. I could go on and on but I am leaving it at that and will let you readers enjoy the book.
Decent story, barely adequate writing. The characters are compelling enough, but shallowly drawn with an insubstantial plot. If you hadn't read The Rowan beforehand, I imagine you would become quite angry with Ms. McCaffrey's skimming over the events of it.
I got quite emotional at times, having to wipe away tears. More so for this, the second book, than the Rowan. I could not put the book down though, reading straight through until it was finished. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
So, this one is probably my least favorite of the series, but I've recently reread it and liked it better. It does contain important plot developments about Rowan's children, focusing on the 3rd one - Damia. More aliens!
Most of this book is not only concurrent with The Rowan, but is telling the same story from the point of view of Afra, who is one of the key subsidiary characters. It's rather nice getting his whole story.
McCaffrey gives us idealised characters and fairy tale romances. For many of today's readers that's a negative, and I wouldn't like it myself in any other book I might read, but McCaffrey does the psychic power component so well that I just smile (condescendingly, I admit) at the amazing-super-...more
McCaffrey gives us idealised characters and fairy tale romances. For many of today's readers that's a negative, and I wouldn't like it myself in any other book I might read, but McCaffrey does the psychic power component so well that I just smile (condescendingly, I admit) at the amazing-super-...more
It... was ok. The writing style was not up to the standards of later books. The story line was predictable, as well as flighty (moving through time from one person to another), and also full of trope.
Not my favourite, by far, and also not something I'm ever planning on reading again.
Not my favourite, by far, and also not something I'm ever planning on reading again.
Jan 08, 2011
♆ BookAddict ~ La Crimson Femme
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4 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
fantasy,
paranormal
I loved the first book, Rowan. Then I read Damia. I fell in love with Damia and I started to loathe Rowan. Rowan showed her self-centered-ness. Damia is the one who won my heart and I loved this story about her. I have read this story over and over and over again. Definitely a book I would recommend for young adults. This story has a coming of age story for a little girl who blossoms into a thoughtful young woman, despite her mother's attitude. I have to say, even though Rowan favours her two ol...more
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Anne McCaffrey was born on April 1st, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 1:30 p.m., in the hour of the Sheep, year of the Fire Tiger, sun sign Aries with Taurus rising and Leo mid-heaven (which seems to suggest an early interest in the stars).
Her parents were George Herbert McCaffrey, BA, MA PhD (Harvard), Colonel USA Army (retired), and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey, estate agent. She had two...more
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Her parents were George Herbert McCaffrey, BA, MA PhD (Harvard), Colonel USA Army (retired), and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey, estate agent. She had two...more
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