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Description edit
The second book in The Tower and the Hive series focuses on the third child of Jeff Raven and the Rowan.
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Afra Lyon: The Rowan's second in command. Best friends to Jeff and the Rowan. From Capella and a T-3 Talent or T-2 talent.
- Damia Raven: Third child born to Jeff and Angharad Raven. An extremely talented and troublesome little girl.
- Jeff Raven: Earth's Prime, Husband to Angharad and from the planet Deneb.
- Angharad Gwyn: Also known as "The Rowan"Mother to Jeran, Cera and Damia and wife of Jeff Raven, Earth's Prime. She is Callisto's Prime.
- Jaren Raven: First born child to Jeff and Angharad. He is a potential Prime.
- Cera Raven: Second born to Jeff and Angharad. She has a strong "link" bond with her brother Jeran. Prime Potential.
- Larak Raven: Fourth child, second son of Jeff Raven and Angharad Gwyn-RavenTalent Level: T-3
- Besseva: A Telepathic Talent on Deneb
- Sodan: An Alien Mind from another galaxy, found by Damia.
- Ezro Raven: Fifth child of Jeff Raven and Angharad Gwyn-Raven
- Ray Loftus: Technician and maintenance guy with Joe for Callisto Station
- Brian Ackerman: Talent Level: T-9; Callisto Stationmaster.
- Gollee Gren: Talent Level: T-4; Jeff Raven's right hand guy for the Earth's Prime Station.
- Peter Reidinger IV: Talent Level: T-1 telekinetic/telepath; Earth Prime before Jeff Raven
- Ian Raven: Youngest son of Isthia Raven.Uncle to Jeran, Cera and Damia. He is a year older than Jeran. Talented and resides on Deneb
- Isthia Raven: Jeff Raven's mother, she is an untrained powerful Talent. Resides on Deneb. Widow of Jerry Raven (killed by the beetles)
- Luciano: A great Chef on Earth introduced to Afra and Jeff by Gollee Gren.
- Damitcha: Chief of the freighter ZanzibarTaught Afra how to do Origami.
- Cheswina Lyon: Mother to Afra, Goswina, ChostelTalent Level: T-8 telepathic sender
- Goswina Lyon-Ogdon: Talent Level: T-6 AKA "Gossie" to Afra, her beloved little brother. She took a course on Altair and found she worked well with the Rowan but did not see herself as fitting in as a part of the Tower Team. She had the Rowan promise to look @ Afra when he was old enough to be on her team.
- Gos Lyon: Father to Afra, Goswina, ChostelTalent Level: T-7 kinetic.
- Capella: T-1 Prime on... Capella.
- Kama: A call girl on Earth... Afra's first "interest"
- Hasardar: Stationmaster at Capella.
- Tanya: Talent Level: T-8. Preschool teacher on Callisto. Romantic Interest to Gollee Gren
- Mick: Talent Level: T-2Twin to Mali
- Elizara Matheson: Talent Level: T-1 Medic/Ob. Deft, compassionate, sensible and reassuring, Elizara is Prime Reidinger's great-granddaughter. She became a close friend and confidant of the Gwyn-Raven families, and later the Lyons, when she was assigned by Reidinger to assist the Rowan during her first pregnancy.Elizara is extremely skilled in metamorphic healing as well as physical. She is later re-introduced into the series as the very talented teacher of her gifted namesake, Zara Raven-Lyon, one of Damia's many children.
- Joe Toglia: Technicians and maintenance guy for Callisto Station
- Asaph: High Medical Talent on Deneb
- Rakella: Another High Medical Talent on Deneb... sister to Isthia Raven
- Sarjie: A Talent with a metal affinity, she helps with mining on Deneb.
- Jenna Raven: Wife to Larak and has two children with him.
- Keylarion: Talent Level: T-6TWIC for Damia
- Morfanu: Talent Level: T-3 Kinetic who handles the transfers to Deneb from FT&T
- David: Talent Level: T-1Prime on Betelgeuse
- Guzman: Talent Level: T-1Prime on Procyon
- Veswind Ogdon: Talent Level: T-4Son to Goswina Lyon-Ogdon.
Setting & Locations edit
The setting is the Milky Way galaxy, in an alternate future where telepathy, teleportatation, and telekinetic mental gifts have allowed exploration of the far corners of our galaxy.
- Capella: A star, 42 light years from Earth's Sol. Home solar system of Afra
- Altair: A star, 17 light years from Earth's Sol. The Rowan was born on a planet in this system
- Deneb: A star, approximately 1,400 light years from Earth's Sol. This system holds the home planet of Jeff Raven, and where Damia spent part of her childhood.
- Callisto: A moon of Jupiter. The Rowan works as Prime of an FT&T Tower here, managing shipments and being one of the primary support stations of the Earth Prime. Damia and her siblings were born here.
- Aurigae: on the opposite side of the galaxy of Deneb, a new colonized planet rich with mining and holds a new FT&T Tower
First Sentence edit
AFRA felt his sister's mental touch and told his mother that Goswina had returned to Capella.
Glossary edit
- Barque Cat: A feline creature, standing around three feet tall at the shoulder when full grown, and very intelligent. Only found aboard space ships, not as terrestrial pets.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 5 in Tower and Hive. (standard series)
Preceded by The Rowan, and followed by Damia's Children.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anne McCaffrey (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: bantam books
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Publication Date: 19 march 1992
ISBN: 978-0-593-02374-7
Page Count: 368
Publisher: bantam books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 19 march 1992
ISBN: 978-0-593-02374-7
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3563.A255D36
- Dewey: 813.54
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