Book description
Damia and Afra-Raven-Lyon had reared their children in a brilliant
and unorthodox way. All their young had been 'paired' when six months
old with the furry, one-eyed Mrdinis, the only other sentient beings
in the Alliance, who could communicate with humans by their 'dream
messages'. Together, Man and Mrdini worked to create prosperous worlds
and guard against the terrible threat of the annihilating Hivers.
And now, in the deeps of Space, Mrdini scouts had crossed the path
of three Hive ships -- ships that were giant hulks of cell units,
bearing the queens and workers out into space, to breed and multiply
and destroy wherever they found a viable planet.
It was the four elder children of Damia -- Laria, Thian, Rojer and
Zara -- all uniquely talented in their various ways, who were to play
their part, helped by their life-long Dini friends, in the conquering
and investigation of the Alien threat of the Hivers.
Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She graduated
cum laude from Radcliffe College, majoring in Slavonic Languages and
Literatures. A prolific bestselling author, she is best known for her
handling of broad themes and the worlds of her imagination,
particularly in her tales of the Talents and the novels about the
Dragonriders of Pern. Anne McCaffrey lives in a house of her own
design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Visit the author's website at www. annemccaffrey. net
