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In many ways this seems like two books in one. There's a big gap between [b:Damia|61959|Damia (The Tower and the Hive, #2)|Anne McCaffrey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408926315s/61959.jpg|1779679] and [b:Damia's children|61940|Damia's Children (The Tower and the Hive, #3)|Anne McCaffrey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327134058s/61940.jpg|809179] - about 15 years - so you lose a little of the rapport you had with the original Tower characters (Jeff Raven, the Rowan, Damia and Afra) as now they're seen from the children's viewpoint, but seeing each of the children find their own place to use their Talent makes up for it. The lack of focus on one character (necessary, for following all the children) does lessen my connection to them.

cooeeaus's review against another edition

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4.0

Audio review. I love this series and have read it numerous times over the years. This time I listened to the audiobook and loved it. I have noticed that people are so picky about this series, I don't see why ! They are great stories. Fantasy, Space adventures, aliens, romance, family; this series has a lot in it worthy of reading or listening to.
I have also read the other series in Anne McCaffrey's tome, Pern, Acorna, Body Heir, Brainships, Crystal Singer and others. They are all excellent of their kind. For some reason readers seem to think they should be all the same. I point out that McCaffrey wrote scifi, fantasy, and romance, with these novels there are some with more scifi and some with more fantasy or romance elements-I don't think this detracts from the story's or enjoyment of such.
Those readers who simply wish an enjoyable reading experience with fun characters and adventures in space and on land read, read, read!!

omgsrsly's review against another edition

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3.0

Another space fantasy. Marginally better than the first in the series, but again, I didn't really enjoy it. The story moves its focus from older sibling, to younger, to younger. The ending (dealing with the alien threat) seems to fizzle out a bit. Sure, there are things happening, and some stuff was resolved, but too much was left open for more books.

Unfortunately, I hate stopping a series in the middle, so now I'm off to investigate whether or not there are any more books dealing with this universe and topic.

(Edit: Of course. The series goes: "The Lady in the Tower", "A Meeting of Minds", [b:The Rowan|61938|The Rowan|Anne McCaffrey|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316408956s/61938.jpg|1892324], [b:Damia|61959|Damia|Anne McCaffrey|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170597994s/61959.jpg|1779679], [b:Damia's Children|61940|Damia's Children|Anne McCaffrey|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327134058s/61940.jpg|809179], [b:Lyon's Pride|24869|Lyon's Pride|Anne McCaffrey|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327961193s/24869.jpg|2393369], [b:The Tower And The Hive|96460|The Tower And The Hive (Tower & The Hive)|Anne McCaffrey|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171311866s/96460.jpg|2393370].

So now I have to go find the last two books and read them. D: )

una_10bananas's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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