Her parents were George Herbert McCaffrey, BA, MA PhD (Harvard), Colonel USA Army (retired), and Anne Dorothy McElroy McCaffrey, estate agent. 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.Īnne McCaffrey was born on April 1st, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She convinces the other Primes to merge their powers with hers to help fight off an attack by invading aliens.

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. Using mental powers alone, these few Prime Talents transport ships, cargo and people between Earth's Moon, Mars' Demos and Jupiter's Callisto.Īn orphaned young girl, simply called The Rowan, is discovered to have superior telepathic potential and is trained to become Prime Talent on Callisto. The kinetically gifted, trained in mind/machine gestalt, are the most valued citizens of the Nine Star League. This is sci-fi at its best: a contemporary love story as well as an engrossing view of our world in the future. You may also wish to check out the other Anne McCaffrey books currently available in the Windmill Bookshop.Told in the timeless style of Anne McCaffrey, The Rowan is the first installment in a wonderful trilogy. Please see all photographs for an overview of the book's condition.Īny questions or if you'd like to see more photographs, etc., please drop me a quick message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. There is browning/age-discolouration to the inner pages. There is a small diagonal crease across the upper right hand corner of the spine and slight edge-fraying and scratching to the cover and spine. There is slight bending, and several lines of creasing running the length of the spine. This book is generally in good condition for its age. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd, Reading, Berksĭimensions: H 17.8cm / W 10.6cm / D 2.1cm This Edition: First UK Paperback Edition, 1991, Ninth Printing Originally publsihed in Great Britain by Bantam Press, a division of Transworld Publishers Ltd, 1991 Publisher: Corgi Books, Transworld Publishers Ltd

I am delighted to be able to offer this lovely vintage first UK paperback edition of 'The Rowan' by Anne McCaffrey by Anne McCaffrey, published by Corgi Books in 1991.

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The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey