Damia [Lingua Inglese]: 2 - Brossura

McCaffrey, Anne

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ISBN 10: 0441135560 ISBN 13: 9780441135561

Casa editrice: Ace, 1993

Riassunto

Afra has submerged his romantic feelings for the great telepath, Rowan, and has even dedicated his life to helping raise her family, but trouble brews for Afra when Rowan's talented daughter, Damia, begins to fall for him. Reprint.

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Praise for Damia
 
“McCaffrey interweaves an engrossing romance with a coming-of-age story as she examines the issue of responsibility in a society where survival depends on the abilities of a gifted few.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Plenty of eccentric characters...heartwarming moments.”—Locus
 
“[A] well-crafted universe...[Damia] both refines and extends characterizations, especially in interrelationships and the use of mental powers...A winning choice for the author’s legion of fans.”—Booklist
 
“Well-written...McCaffrey has created another memorable, independent female protagonist and fully fleshed-out, secondary characters who behave in a believable manner...A superb science fiction romance.”—School Library Journal

“Anne McCaffrey has created worlds whose elements elude the imaginations of most other writers...[Damia] is a perfect example of what makes McCaffrey’s writing so much fun.”—The Globe and Mail
 
“McCaffrey’s special talent is creating sympathetic and endearing characters.”—The Toronto Star

L'autore:

Anne McCaffrey, one of the world’s most popular authors, is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern® series. She was the first woman to win the two top prizes for science fiction writing, the Hugo and Nebula awards. She was also given the American Library Association’s Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement in Young Adult Fiction, was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was named a Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Grand Master. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1926, McCaffrey relocated to Ireland in the 1970s, where she lived in a house of her own design, named Dragonhold-Underhill. She died in 2011.

Anne McCaffrey was the multi-award winning bestselling author of more than fifty books, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Freedom series, and the Tower and the Hive series.

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• Editore: Ace
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0441135560
• ISBN 13: 9780441135561
• Rilegatura: Mass Market Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 352