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Acorna's Quest [Hardcover]

Anne McCaffrey , Margaret Ball
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Oct 1998 0061052973 978-0061052972 hardcover

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...

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; hardcover edition (Oct 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061052973
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061052972
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,707,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This SF team's earlier novel Acorna introduced the alien girl Acorna, an orphan rescued and reared by space-faring humans. Though generally human-shaped, she shares some features with the unicorn of myth--notably, a forehead horn which can heal and purify. Now Acorna blasts off with human friends in search of her own race, who shortly turn up looking for her. These gentle, horned nonhumans are fleeing further aliens who are wanton murderers and torturers that resemble huge cockroaches. Meanwhile, a starship full of dispossessed human miners picks up a scientist whose devastating system of planetary weather control inspires some on-board criminals to stage a coup and use the weather machine to blackmail whole planets: Acorna stumbles into this conflict. Meanwhile, a spacefleet of killer roaches is on its way.

These storylines mix romance, light comedy and some violent action which is generally downplayed or dealt with offstage. Of course the verminous villains find humanity a tougher proposition than nice unicorn-folk, and complain bitterly: "They are barbaric and vicious beyond belief; when attacked, they actually fight back!" Happy endings emerge, with room for more sequels. Overall, Acorna's Quest feels like a romping, uncomplicated SF adventure intended for younger readers--and Anne McCaffrey devotees. --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Combining colorful characterizations, lots of fast-paced action, and a decided sense of menace...this is entertaining fare indeed."-- "Booklist" on the Acorna series --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Acorna's office in the Dehoney facility on Maganos Moon Base was far too full for her comfort, and the meeting had been going on so long that she was developing an alluring fantasy about escaping the comfort of the base for the freedom of a good planetside gallop-any planet, anywhere, just so it offered her clean firm earth to run on and a horizon very far away. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars The characters are worth knowing. 20 Aug 1999
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Format:Hardcover
You know what I like about Anne McCaffrey? She doesn't cheat. Even though this is the middle book of a trilogy, you can read it without reading the other two books and be satisfied with the story. As usual, her characters are human (whatever their shape) and her plot works. In fact, she and Margaret Ball fixed the plot so that I couldn't tell how all the pieces would fit until half-way through the book! I like that. This book will stay in my library so that I can read it often. THANKS, LADIES!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Acorna's Quest (The Acorna Series) 19 April 2013
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I love it, it is the second Acorna unicorn girl book, read as her adventures continue, I would recommend the book to any body liking fantasy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read 10 Jan 2013
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Great book if you like ann mccaffrey stuff Will check out the other books series and leave feed back l
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Acorna
See review for book 1. I feel the same way as the review for book 1. ~The rest of the published series should be available if book 1 is on offer.
Published 5 months ago by susan schulz
4.0 out of 5 stars Even better than the first
Acorna's Quest is a worthy sequel to the first novel. It follows straight on, with Acorna heading out to search for her people. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2009 by Ms. C. Ridgley
5.0 out of 5 stars If you're a McCaffrey fan you'll love this one,
If you're a McCaffrey fan you'll love this one, it's light and entertaining with lots of scope for the next one in the series
Published on 25 Feb 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars A bit dissapointing but overall a great read!
Acorna's Quest is a fabulous read! It's full of excitement and suspence. When Acorna and her "uncle" Calum go on the adventure of their lives to find Acorna's people... Read more
Published on 30 July 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Awosome in a different way then the first ....
I thought "Acorna's Quest" was cool in the second chapter I had more trouble folowing how Markel fit in but it was a good book and I to thought that that Acorna's People... Read more
Published on 16 Jun 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars Markel Illart is my hero!
Acorna's Quest reminds me of Star Wars: Episode 1... It wasn't exactly deep, but it was a fun story. A summer day, nothing to do? Pick up this book. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars better than prequel, still pales to precursors
I liked the first book in this series, but only insomuch as one can like a book with shallow characters and an iffy plot. Read more
Published on 25 April 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as the original.
This book was very good, and please, please write a sequel!Acorna and Calum go in search of her race and they are confronted with an evil invader. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Re-read over and over!
It took me forever to finally find the sequal to one of the best books I've ever read, "Acorna". I wasn't disapointed! A wonderful book. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 1999
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Anne McCaffrey Miracle
I have read her Pern series over and over again, and every time i do they get better! This book is the same way. Every time i read it, it gets better! Read more
Published on 21 Dec 1998
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