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Summary: McCaffrey's done it again!
Review: Again, McCaffrey has written a marvelous new series. I have read her whole Pern series and loved it. Now this! Its just perfect! The characters are so realistic! I recomend this series a thousand times!!
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Summary: Damia is a must-read for McCaffrey's many fans.
Review: Anne McCaffrey travels back into the world of Talented individuals, begun in "To Ride Pegasus". "The Rowan" marked the beginning of a series of books about one extremely talented family. "Damia", the second book, looks at one of the Rowan's children, the beautiful and powerful Damia. Damia falls into many misadventures, as any normal kid who could do stuff with her mind would, but matures into a brilliant young lady.
"Damia" has everything a good Anne McCaffrey book has--suspense, drama, a beautiful heroine, and love. I highly recommmend this book to any Anne McCaffrey fan.
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Summary: Damia is a must-read for McCaffrey's many fans.
Review: Anne McCaffrey travels back into the world of Talented individuals, begun in "To Ride Pegasus". "The Rowan" marked the beginning of a series of books about one extremely talented family. "Damia", the second book, looks at one of the Rowan's children, the beautiful and powerful Damia. Damia falls into many misadventures, as any normal kid who could do stuff with her mind would, but matures into a brilliant young lady.
"Damia" has everything a good Anne McCaffrey book has--suspense, drama, a beautiful heroine, and love. I highly recommmend this book to any Anne McCaffrey fan.
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Summary: This one's beyond description...
Review: Damia could be a biography. Were it not for the fact that it is the sequel to one of Anne Mccaffrey's most popular science-fiction books Damia could very well be about a real person in another time. Damia is that real. The reader is instantly captivated: Damia's little adventures when she is little, from innocent things like running around the Callisto Moon Base to getting caught inside a capsule at the worst possible moment draw from the reader everything from humor to even apprehension. As the story matures so does Damia, and her roles become more than that of a mischievious child-she is a heroine, an average woman, and a phenomenon all in one. Anne Mccaffrey was also careful to make sure that while the story centered on Damia, the other characters, some designed to stand on the sidelines until they recieved the spotlight and limelight, developed as well, so the overall impression one gets is of a wonderful tale that is so intricate and rapturous you'd be hard pressed to put the book down. There are more dangers to Damia than a pool and growing up, though-alien species are focusing on her world, and not all have benign intentions. Her wrenching battle with a terrible, malignant mind erodes a great deal of her, more than just her mental powers. Fortunately she eventually emerges, fully recovered, to deal with a new species, one whose intentions are to ally with the Humans and to project both of them into a new era of peace and triumph.
I must admit I was rather put-off by the novel when I saw it on the shelf: the Greek Damia ate her children, so I did not look forward to reading the tale, even if it were by Anne Mccaffrey. But when I read the Rowan, and then started on Damia, I realized the instant I opened up the book this is not that Damia: the heroine I read was a brave, compassionate, and human character, and I'm certain you will agree.
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Summary: Give It a break
Review: I am a big fan of McCaffrey's work. I have read all the Dragonrider books, the Crystal Singer's trilogy, Acorna, the first two of the Freedom series, and both THe Rowan and Damia. I believe that Damia holds a certain charm that is reflected in all of the books she has written. It holds enough action to hold the reader and a subtle romance. The book when it focases on Afra shows that the tight fisted second in command of Calisto station is fully capable of loving. It also show that love knows no barriers. This means that even though Afra is near a quater of a century older than Damia they can love each other. I can't wait to read the last two of the series. So give this book a break.
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Summary: How great is this book?
Review: I believe that this book is one of a kind. Very rarely do we find the second book of a trilogy with equal (if not greater) quality. Anne McAffery not only tells us about descendants of the great and powerful Rowan, but of one of the charachters that we hardly knew anything about, Afra.
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Summary: "a most compelling and intriging look at the 24th century"
Review: I find that Damia is a sexy look at a talented young prime with a more vivacious way to look at life. I enjoyed the book very much and give it an 8 out of 10. Thanks!!!!!
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Summary: Some issues with the plot...
Review: I found this to be disappointing as sequels go mainly for what it did for the other characters in the novel. It is very hard to believe that the extremely strong-willed (and very maternal) Rowan would have shipped her older children off to be raised by their grandmother. It is also find unlikely that Damia's parents would so readily accept her relationship with a man old enough to be her father regardless of their friendship with said person. Basically an OK novel but not one of her best.
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Summary: A simple taste of magic.
Review: I give it to Anne for her wonderful ability to weave such a beautiful and detailed story of one girl, the daughter of the most influencial and powerful psionics in the terran galaxy, into something that captures the readers attention like no other. Damia is a beautiful character, both in soul, and apparently in body. It is hard not read this and not feel the rebel inside you again as Damia begins her childish exploits, or not feel the ache of parenthood wrenching upon you as you see the point of view of Afra. As if the magic doesn't end, Anne spins a furious web with the way she handles the love in the novel.....it is hard not to feel part of this novel......it's awakening.
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Summary: One of the BEST works by Anne McCaffrey yet.
Review: I have read may books by Anne McCaffrey and I thought that the "Rowan" series is one of the best yet besides the "Dragonriders of Pern" series. This series has the potential to be in the same league as Dragonriders. Lots of action and the story keeps you going.
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