The Tower and the Hive (Rowan/Damia Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (741 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1469244977 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 8 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's good to read the whole story! I enjoy all of Anne McCaffrey's books. Although "The Tower and The Hive" mainly takes place on exploratory spaceships I enjoy reading the "whole" story. I read this book in hardcover when it was first published my copy is even supposed to be signed by the author(!)I recently bought the kindle edition so I could read it anyplace I had my phone and time on my hands. This is probably the third time I've read it. I find it r. Jack_and_Lois_in_TX said Final book in a favorite series. The Tower and the Hive is one of my favorite sci-fi series. The premise is that there are people who have extraordinary mental and psi powers. They are employed by the government to communicate and transport cargo through intra- and inter-stellar space. The series follows a family of people with these talents through a variety of encounters with alien civilizations, exploring their own personal challenges in the process. . McCaffrey has developed characters over several books. They don't Dennis W. Gillum McCaffrey has developed characters over several books. They don't grow. The arrogance of the talented is prominent. The speech and actions of the supporting cast is reminiceant of 18th century England. It is a common theme in her books.She does make a valid point about does a society have the right to exterminate another society when there are alternatives.Earths history is replete with this very situation. The uestion is
Anne McCaffrey concludes the saga of Angharad Gwyn, the Rowan, her husband Jeff Raven, and their family of powerful telepathically and telekinetically Talented offspring with The Tower and the Hive. Who will get to colonize these planets, Humans or Mrdinis? Should all Hivers be destroyed, or is there some way to contain them? Where will more Talents to staff the vital Towers come from? And how best to defeat those whose resentment of the Gwyn-Raven family's powers and friendship with Mrdinis could lead to violence? McCaffrey's protagonists are four Gwyn-Raven grandchildren, now young adults who find romance and mature while studying both alien races. In following the aggressive, ant-like Hivers, whose "spheres" have repeatedly attacked League worlds, naval vessels have discovered many more habitable planets, including some occupied by Hivers. --Nona Vero. ( The first four books in the series are: The Rowan, Damia<
There are those who say the treaties with the Mrdini gave away too much - especially, that the Mrdini get more than their fair share of new living space as habitable planets are discovered - that the Hivers should have been exterminated by now, and that far too much power is concentrated in one family. The clan has grown powerful. Like all powerful families, the Rowan clan has also made enemies. For generations, the descendants of the powerful telepath known as the Rowan have used their various talents to help mankind - some are telepaths, others can teleport through space, others are empathic healers. They are confident of success - if they can survive sabotag