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Damia is the magnificent sequel to The Rowan
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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 the Rowan and the workings of Callisto Station.
As Damia grew up, her Talent became almost too strong to control, and the solution was separation -- from her parents, from Callisto, from her beloved Afra. Sent to the distant planet of Deneb, to her strange and gifted grandmother, Damia began the training necessary to turn her into a Prime of extraordinary gifts -- a Prime who could contact the minds of approaching aliens through space, some of whom threatened to totally destroy the worlds of the Nine Star League.
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I first read this book about 8 years ago, when I was 13. It was the first "adult's" SF book that I had ever read, and I couldn't put it down. I started reading it at about nine at night, took it to bed with me and finished it in one sitting at about 5:30 the next morning. To a thirteen year old it was that good!
Looking at it from a more mature perspective, I think that I would be most likely to recommend it to people of about the age that I was when I read it. I think that for an "older" lady, Ms. McCaffrey has an incredible insight into the minds and thoughts of the young, although with such a young outlook, I hesitate to call her an "older" person at all, as she seems to prove the old adage that you are as old as you feel.
All of her books have the (possibly simplistic) core of good people getting the things that they need in life and the bad ones getting their just deserts, but unless you are such a hardened cinic that you cannot appreciate a happy ending, I would not hesitate to recommend her books to anyone (except those who turn their noses up at SF & F as something wierd and culty).
If, like I hadn't, you've never read a science fiction before, you could do worse than start here.
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The first 100 or so pages of this book are just a recap of the previous book, The Rowan, written in a diary style with no creative spark at all; anyone who had read the first book could have written them. It briefly gets more interesting as it describes the child Damia growing up. In the next section, where she is an adult, it all goes wrong. Badly written, with poor grammar, and a boring style. There are odd mistakes, too, such as the mention of another sibling, Ezro, who was never actually introduced.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Anne McCaffrey had written only part, or even none, of this book. It is a huge disappointment to me and I won't be reading the sequel even though I've got it.
The first book in the series is not bad, but also suffers from inconsistency and drags on a bit towards the end.
My conclusion is that if you want a good McCaffrey book, stick to her earlier work, which is always entertaining and often excellent.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Anne McCaffrey had written only part, or even none, of this book. It is a huge disappointment to me and I won't be reading the sequel even though I've got it.
The first book in the series is not bad, but also suffers from inconsistency and drags on a bit towards the end.
My conclusion is that if you want a good McCaffrey book, stick to her earlier work, which is always entertaining and often excellent.
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What is happening to the quality of McCaffrey's writing? Both "The Rowan" and "Damia" are below the standards I have come to expect from her.
Damia is the third child of The Rowan and Jeff Raven. Her search for someone to lead, guide and support her in a man seems pathetic for a society of the future. Will women really continue to be that dependent? This was more of a love story to me. Yes McCaffrey's books tend to be about love, and romance books (even sci-fi ones) follow a recipe. But McCaffrey has at least managed to create friction and verve in her other books. Where this has gone now, is difficult to say.
That was a lot of negativity. I did read the book and it was enjoyable. After all I gave it a 3. It's just that I've come to expect more and was disappointed.
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Damia
What is happening to the quality of McCaffrey's writing? Both "The Rowan" and "Damia" are below the standards I have come to expect from her. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2005 by bookaholic
Damia
What is happening to the quality of McCaffrey's writing? Both "The Rowan" and "Damia" are below the standards I have come to expect from her. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2005 by bookaholic
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. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2000 by Maria Renshaw
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simply fantastic sequel to The Rowan. The story of a young girl growing up, almost ignored by her parents and totally dismissed by her peers. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 1999
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