Damia's Children
Encyclopedia
Damia's Children is a 1993 science fiction
novel by Anne McCaffrey
, forming part of the Talent series. Damia's Children forms a two-part story with the novel Lyon's Pride
.
. In order to better understand each other, some humans and 'Dinis are raised together from childhood; one such family are the children of Damia and Afra Lyon, powerful psychic Talents of the Raven-Lyon clan who form the backbone of humanity's teleportation
network. But the two species' common enemy, the expansionist Beetle aliens, are once again encroaching on inhabited territory, necessitating that despite their youth, Damia's Children must become the last line of defense for both Human and 'Dini.
Damia's Children tells the first half of a story which is continued in Lyon's Pride
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel by Anne McCaffrey
Anne McCaffrey
Anne Inez McCaffrey was an American-born Irish writer, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series. Over the course of her 46 year career she won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award...
, forming part of the Talent series. Damia's Children forms a two-part story with the novel Lyon's Pride
Lyon's Pride
Lyon's Pride is a 1994 novel by Anne McCaffrey, which continues the storyline begun in Damia's Children.Humans and their alien allies the Mrdini slowly begin to get the upper hand in their war against the voracious Hivers, with the help of the powerful psychic Talents of the Raven-Lyon family...
.
Plot
Humanity has found a new ally in their ongoing war against the Beetle Hive, a tenacious species called the MrdiniMrdini
The Mrdini are a fictional extraterrestrial species from the Rowan/Talent series by Anne McCaffrey. They first appear in the novel Damia.The Mrdini, or 'Dinis, are described as looking somewhat like bipedal weasels with one eye. They grow continuously throughout life, and size—along with the number...
. In order to better understand each other, some humans and 'Dinis are raised together from childhood; one such family are the children of Damia and Afra Lyon, powerful psychic Talents of the Raven-Lyon clan who form the backbone of humanity's teleportation
Teleportation
Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data...
network. But the two species' common enemy, the expansionist Beetle aliens, are once again encroaching on inhabited territory, necessitating that despite their youth, Damia's Children must become the last line of defense for both Human and 'Dini.
Damia's Children tells the first half of a story which is continued in Lyon's Pride
Lyon's Pride
Lyon's Pride is a 1994 novel by Anne McCaffrey, which continues the storyline begun in Damia's Children.Humans and their alien allies the Mrdini slowly begin to get the upper hand in their war against the voracious Hivers, with the help of the powerful psychic Talents of the Raven-Lyon family...
.