The Rowan (1990) (edit title/settings)

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• The Rowan: Angharad Gwyn - The Rowan was the only survivor of a freak landslide that destroyed the Rowan Mining Camp on Altair. The toddler Rowan had been trapped in a hopper (a kind of vehicle) and buried under the sludge for days. She mentally screamed for help and due to the strength of her young mind every receptive telepath on the planet could hear her. As she had no memory of her life before the landslide, she took her name from the mining camp.
• Jeff Raven: A very strong "wild talent" from the planet Deneb who contacts the Rowan when his planet is in trouble. He becomes her love interest and one of the most powerful Primes at the time.
• Afra Lyon: A high level talent and good friend of The Rowan
• Isthia Raven: Talent Level: never tested, but she has a "long ear" and "loud voice" and she is the mother of Jeff Raven.
• Peter Reidinger IV: Talent Level: T-1 telekinetic/telepath; Earth Prime and leads FT&T. Physical Description: Black hair, close trimmed red beard and mustache. He is the descendant of the same Peter Reidinger who is featured in Pegasus in Flight and Pegasus in Space.
• Siglen: Altair Prime, and caretaker of The Rowan. Siglen trained the Rowan to become a Prime, she was known for her 'interesting' tastes and she was a large strict woman.
• Lusena: Talent level: T-8 telepath; junior therapist. Lusena took the young Rowan in as her own after she was orphaned.
• Goswina Lyon: Talent Level: T-5 Empath o Goswina first met the Rowan when she, along with seven other young Talents, traveled to Altair for a course on Tower management and maintenance. She soon realized that she and the Rowan could not work efficiently together and so recommended her brother Afra, who at the time was six. The Rowan then promised to make sure Afra came to Altair for the course when he was old enough.
• Ray Loftus: Add a description of this character.
• Brian Ackerman: Rowan's station manager
• Mick: A twin
• Gerolaman
• Elizara: A medical talent and granddaughter of Peter Reidinger
• Turian: boat captain

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• Deneb: Home of Jeff Raven.
• Callisto: Station inside the Sol system, used as a transfer point.
• Jupiter
• Moria
• Station
• Tower
• Procyon: A station in the network of the Talented.
• Capella: Home of Afra and Goswina.
• Betelgeuse
• Altair: Home of Rowan.
• Mayotte: A ship that put into Altair periodically.

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Preceded by Tower and Hive Collection, and followed by Damia.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Anne McCaffrey (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Romas Kukalis (Illustrator)
2. Ace Books (Publisher)

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• Library of Congress: PS3563.A255R6
• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › McCaffrey, Anne
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction › Adventure
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy

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