
The Rowan
Tower and Hive, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Jean Reed Bahle
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By:
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Anne McCaffrey
The kinetically gifted, trained in mind/machine gestalt, are the most valued citizens of the Nine Star League. Using mental powers alone, these few Prime Talents transport ships, cargo, and people between Earth's Moon, Mars' Demos and Jupiter's Callisto.
An orphaned young girl, simply called The Rowan, is discovered to have superior telepathic potential and is trained to become Prime Talent on Callisto.
After years of self-sacrificing dedication to her position, The Rowan intercepts an urgent mental call from Jeff Raven, a young Prime Talent on distant Deneb. She convinces the other Primes to merge their powers with hers to help fight off an attack by invading aliens.
Her growing relationship with Jeff gives her the courage to break her status-imposed isolation, and choose the more rewarding world of love and family.
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It is my understanding that Anne McCaffrey was one of the first women Sci Fi writers to incorporate strong female characters. McCaffrey was the first women to win a Hugo and the first to win a Nebula. However, I found the all the characters a bit flat and the women too willing to let the men protect and take care of them.
The best part of the novel is the beginning when we see the title character 'The Rowan' growing up. Once 'The Rowan' reached 18 and sex was introduced into the story, the novel was more like a Harlequin romance novel in space.
All in all, it wasn't terrible-just not quite as good as other titles I have listened to.
Just OK!
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Good story marred by a dated narration
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Reader sounds like my phone reading what’s on the screen.
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Decent. McCaffrey tells a good story, but...
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meh
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Fun and very interesting!
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Love the Dragon Riders of Pern series when read as a kid. Would encourage reading whole series. Maybe looses something in audio.
Love this author but
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If you could sum up The Rowan in three words, what would they be?
wonderfully engaging story!What did you like best about this story?
The can't stop listening factor of the story that catches you and keeps you comming back for more.Which character – as performed by Jean Reed Bahle – was your favorite?
The RowanDid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes I laughed and cried. The deaths were so sad.Any additional comments?
This is a wonderful book. I used to own it as an audio cassette version and it sounds just like I remember. It has always been one of my favorite books ever since highschool when I first read it in paperback. I just had to have this book, but then the whole series is great.excellent
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Wonderful
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Second Time Around
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