Synopsis
14 remarkable stories of fantasy by a grand master of the genre, superb stories here collected for the first time. A splendid selection of stories from the lady who taught dragons to fly and rockets to sing. A wonderful writer, as well as successful and beloved by fans across the world, Anne McCaffrey has created an excitinga an exciting collection of telepaths, secret gifts, dangerous missions, dragonriders, and more.
Introduction (Get Off the Unicorn) (1977) essay by Anne McCaffrey
Lady in the Tower [Tower and the Hive] (1959) / novelette by Anne The Rowan was one of a select group of telepaths, a complete Prime, one of only five. Then one day, another Prime appeared mysteriously from the outer boundaries of space, asking for help in a savage battle against evil.
A Meeting of Minds [Tower and the Hive] (1969) / novelette by Anne McCaffrey (Tower & the Hive series)
Daughter [Nora Fenn] (1971) / short story by Anne the constant struggle of becoming your own person while not walking away from those you love.
Dull Drums [Nora Fenn] (1973) / short story by Anne McCaffrey
Changeling (1977) / short story by Anne McCaffrey
Weather on Welladay (1969) / novelette by Anne everyone can only see things visible to them.
The Thorns of Barevi [Catteni Sequence] (1970) / short story by Anne McCaffrey (Catteni/Freedom series)
Horse from a Different Sea (1977) / short story by Anne McCaffrey
The Great Canine Chorus (1970) / short story by Anne weird character study of a character going bad.
Finder's Keeper (1973) / short story by Anne Young Peter had a unique gift which earned him and his mother a little money and gave pleasure to others. Then, one day, an unscrupulous man forced Peter to use his precious gift in a crooked scheme, and Peter grew up fast. (Pegasus/Talents series)
A Proper Santa Claus (1973) / short story by Anne Everyone outgrows Santa Claus and magic.
The Smallest Dragonboy [Dragonriders of Pern] (1973) / short story by Anne The only thing Keevan wanted in life was to be a dragonrider, just like his father, but everything seemed to stand in his way. (Pern series)
Apple [Talents] (1969) / novelette by Anne McCaffrey (Pegasus/Talents series)
Honeymoon [The Ship Who ...] (1977) / novelette by Anne Helva and her new brawn were sent on an especially urgent mission - a missiton that not only put them both into great danger, but a mission that alos caused them to break the ultimate taboo. (Brain & Brawn series)
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Open these pages and discover 14 remarkable stories of fantasy by a grand master of the genre. A wonderful writer, as well as successful and beloved by fans across the world, Anne McCaffrey has created an exciting collection of telepaths, secret gifts, dangerous missions, dragonriders, and more.
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