Acorna's Quest
 Original cover of Acorna's Quest | |
| Author | Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Ellis |
| Language | English |
| Series | Acorna Universe[1] |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Eos |
| Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 416 |
| ISBN | 0-06-105790-8 |
| OCLC | 41474006 |
| Preceded by | Acorna: The Unicorn Girl |
| Followed by | Acorna's People |
Acorna's Quest (1998) is a science fantasy novel by American writers Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball. It is the sequel to Acorna: The Unicorn Girl and is the second book in the Acorna Universe series. McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough continued the series beginning with Acorna's People (1999).[1]
Plot synopsis
Found as an infant drifting in space, Acorna, the Unicorn Girl, has become a young woman. She still has her tiny, translucent horn and her "funny" feet and hands. She still has her miraculous ability to make plants grow and heal human sickness, but Acorna has strange dreams of a gentle folk who mind-speak by touching horns. With her "Uncle" Calum, one of the three grizzled asteroid prospectors who rescued, protected, and raised her, she sets off to find her people. As soon as she leaves, a mysterious craft appears, piloted by the Linyaari, a gentle race with telepathic powers. The Linyaari are roaming the galaxy, spreading the alarm about the deadly Khleev and searching for the beloved little girl they lost long ago.
References
- 1 2 Acorna Universe series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database.