Acorna

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Acorna's rough-and-ready "uncles" weren't about to hang around long enough to find out. They took their foundling back at knife point, airlocked out, and ran with her—all the way to the bandit planet Kezdet, where no questions are asked, and a girl might grow up free.
She was just a little girl. With a tiny horn in the center of her forehead, funny-looking feet, beautiful silver hair, and several curious powers: the ability to purify air and water, make plants grow, and heal scars and broken bones.
A trio of grizzled prospectors found her drifting in an escape pod amid the asteroids, adopted her, and took her home to sizzling controversy. Officious bureaucrats wanted to put Acorna in a home and cut off her "deformity." Ambitious scientists wanted to isolate and study the "unicorn girl." Which was worse?
But Kezdet has its own dark secret. The prosperity of the planet is based on an unseen horror—armies of pale, silent children toiling in the factories and mines; unnamed,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Acorna's rough-and-ready "uncles" weren't about to hang around long enough to find out. They took their foundling back at knife point, airlocked out, and ran with her—all the way to the bandit planet Kezdet, where no questions are asked, and a girl might grow up free.
She was just a little girl. With a tiny horn in the center of her forehead, funny-looking feet, beautiful silver hair, and several curious powers: the ability to purify air and water, make plants grow, and heal scars and broken bones.
A trio of grizzled prospectors found her drifting in an escape pod amid the asteroids, adopted her, and took her home to sizzling controversy. Officious bureaucrats wanted to put Acorna in a home and cut off her "deformity." Ambitious scientists wanted to isolate and study the "unicorn girl." Which was worse?
But Kezdet has its own dark secret. The prosperity of the planet is based on an unseen horror—armies of pale, silent children toiling in the factories and mines; unnamed, unseen, and unloved. A hideous trade in child slave labor, administered by the mystery man known as "The Piper."
The Piper has special plans for Acorna, whose shining horn promises wealth and power. But free little girls have a way of growing into freedom-loving young women. And Lukia, Lady of Light, is about to teach the Piper and his minions a much-needed lesson about honor, liberty—and the precious value of childhood.
Anne McCaffrey's beloved dragon stories are among the bestselling fantasies of all time. Now McCaffrey has been joined by Margaret Ball to spin a wondrous tale of excitement and drama, that will enchant new readers all over the globe. Acorna is a masterpiece as bold and unusual as its heroine, a tale to delight all who marvel at the transformative power of beauty, and share the empowering love of justice.
Join us now, as Acorna's quest begins
Cover illustration © John Ennis Cover design © 1996 Saksa Art & Design Vissza