![]() ![]() It takes nine more years before they declare her adjusted enough to begin her training as a Prime. For her adjustment, she is given a pukha, a toy that responds to the emotions of its ward with sensory receptors in its fur, which she christens "Purza". ![]() It is agreed she'll be raised on Altair, her home planet, and she is sent to live with a caretaker until she is "settled". ![]() Eventually they locate her, intending to send her to Earth to be raised, however, many high-level Talents (mainly Primes) experience severe distress at being sent away to other planets, and the Rowan refuses to be transported. ![]() The Rowan had telepathic Talent, and began broadcasting her distress to all who could receive it, distracting Primes (who transport many supplies between planets, via telekinesis) from their work. The Rowan is the main protagonist in this novel, a toddler made orphan by carelessness of the Rowan company, who were mining the planet and decided not to evacuate the camp after ten days of monsoon-like weather, resulting in a mudslide that killed everyone in the area, save the Rowan, who was saved by the ovoid hopper she was ensconced in. I haven't read as many as I like, but when I find them at yard sales and thrift shops, they're an auto-buy. This is by far my favorite Anne McCaffrey book I have had the pleasure of reading. ![]()
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