Diese Serie verfolgt die Reise eines außergewöhnlichen Mädchens mit magischen Fähigkeiten, das sich im Zentrum einer galaktischen Verschwörung wiederfindet. Nachdem sie im Weltraum entdeckt wurde, wird sie von denen gejagt, die ihre einzigartigen Gaben für ihre eigenen Zwecke ausnutzen wollen. Umgeben von loyalen, wenn auch rauen Beschützern, muss sie sich dunklen Mächten stellen und die Wahrheit über ihre Herkunft und ihr Schicksal aufdecken. Die Erzählung verwebt eine Geschichte von Abenteuer, Überleben und dem Kampf für Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit in einer von Intrigen erfüllten Galaxie.
Einhornmädchen vom anderen Stern
Drei rauhbeinige Erzsucher stoßen auf eine Fluchtkapsel, in der sich ein kleines Mädchen befindet. Niemand weiß, woher das Kind stammt, auf dessen Stirn ein Horn wächst. Sie flüchten auf den Banditenplaneten Kezdet. Doch Kezdet birgt ein düsteres Geheimnis... §Auftakt eines farbenprächtigen Science-fiction-Zyklus von den berühmten Bestsellerautorinnen.
Acorna, das Einhornmädchen, hat seine Herkunft und das Volk der Linyaari entdeckt, fühlt sich jedoch im All zu Hause. Mit Captain Joans Becker und seinem Ersten Maat Roadkill reist sie durch den Weltraum. Ein Hilferuf führt sie zu einem zerstörten Raumschiff der Khleevi, die einen großangelegten Angriff planen. Acorna und ihre Freunde müssen handeln, um die Vernichtung beider Völker zu verhindern.
The unicorn girl is on a desperate hunt in the series by the New York Times–bestselling, Nebula-winning authors: “Fast-paced action . . . entertaining fare indeed.” —Booklist The homeworld that Acorna has never known was horribly scarred in the brutal attack by the cold-blooded Khleevi, but the Linyaari—the unicorn girl’s gentle, spiritual race—live on. Now is the time for healing and rebuilding, for restoring the natural beauty corrupted by the savage insectile oppressors. But Acorna’s Linyaari friends and colleagues begin mysteriously disappearing soon after work gets under way, among them her beloved Aari. And her desperate search for answers will lead courageous Acorna to a shocking discovery beneath the surface of her people’s world—and deep into the realms of limitless space, where the truth of the origin of everything awaits. “This popular adventure series demonstrates the storytelling expertise of co-authors McCaffrey and Scarborough.” —Library Journal
Acorna's people, the Linyaari, have started to reclaim their homeworld from the ravages of the brutal alien Khleevi. But the expedition has unlocked a larger mystery about the origins of the Linyaari people - one that has led Aari, Acorna's lifemate, into a dangerous journey through time and space. schovat popis
Focuses on the adventures of the brave unicorn girl, Acorna, as she faces her most difficult challenge ever. She has defeated slavers, a deadly international conspiracy, and the vicious alien Khleevi, only to endure the loss of her beloved Aari, distant in both time and space. Having rescued her people from their enemies, Acorna is disturbed by sinister changes that are demonstrated by her beloved lifemate. Aari, a situation that is complicated by the workings of a vicious criminal and the deadly Khleevi.
Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough are two of science fiction's favorite authors. Together they have created the world of Acorna, the unicorn girl. Now Acorna's children start to have their own adventures. FIRST WARNING Acorna's daughter, Khorii, must contend with an overwhelming legacy to forge a path of her own. A simple journey to visit her relatives turns into a race against time when Khorii comes across a derelict spacecraft drifting in space, its crew dead in their seats. But this gruesome discovery is only a dread harbinger - a deadly plague is spreading across the universe and not even the healing powers of the Linyaari can slow its horrific advance. Khorii, one of the few unaffected by the outbreak, must find a cure before the disease consumes all in its path - including her beloved parents.
Khorii, the rebellious daughter of the near-mythic Acorna and her lifemate, Aari, must contend with an overwhelming legacy to forge a path of her own through a universe filled with new adversaries and adventure.
Khorii, the rebellious daughter of the near-mythic Acorna and her lifemate, Aari, has followed in Acorna's footsteps leading their people from danger, but the pressure to succeed and fulfill a legacy is tremendous.