The unicorn girl was the first novel in the acorna series published in 1997 and was followed by its sequel titled as acorna s quest that was published in 1998. The series consists of ten very interesting novels based on the life journey of a fictional character named acorna. Reading order of freedom series in order and reading order of acorna series and list of all anne mccaffrey books. The vein of invention mccaffrey worked so effectively in her pern series seems to have been exhausted. Writing with nebula awardwinning author elizabeth ann scarborough, she has created the bestselling acorna series featuring the adventures of the brave unicorn girl. As much as i loved anne mccaffreys dragon books, the unicorn girl series is less about the unicorn girl than it is about people who want to use or abuse said star of the books.
Writing with awardwinning author elizabeth ann scarborough, she has created the bestselling acorna series, focusing on the adventures of the brave unicorn girl. Michael kurlands the unicorn girl is a novel about a magical world, halfmystical, halfhistoric, halfimaginary. The acorna s children, twins of petaybee, and barque cats books written with elizabeth ann scarborough are ya, but the first two are sequels to other series and the third is tangentially related to another series. Acorna by anne mccaffrey 1998, paperback for sale online. Acorna s people 1999 is a science fantasy novel by american writers anne mccaffrey and elizabeth ann scarborough. Acorna would probably be okay, but the later books get into her romantic life and they might be scary for an 8 year old too. After rescuing hundreds of sick children from slave labor on the. Acornia is a unicorn girl with special powers such as healing, making things grow, purifying water and air, detecting venom, mineral deposits, metal deposits and chemical imbalances and telepathic communication. She still has her tiny, translucent horn and her funny feet and hands. And she still has her miraculous ability to make plants grow and heal human sickness.
Acorna is one of the best books i have read from anne mccaffrey and margret ball. Acorna, the unicorn girl by anne mccaffrey librarything. She was just a little girl, with a tiny horn in want to read. This wonderful story will not let you go until it is done. The acorna character made her debut in the novel acorna. Beloved by millions of readers, anne mccaffrey is one of science fictions favorite authors. Acorna when her parents spaceship is attacked, acorna s parents set her adrift in a lifepod to be found by three asteroid miners who become her uncles. Acorna, the unicorn girl, has become a young woman. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read acorna.
It will hold anyone spellbound from the first page. The first edition of the novel was published in july 1997, and was written by anne mccaffrey. Acornas horn can detect poisons and nuzzle sick and. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the acorna the unicorn girl, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Acorna series, acorna children series, brain and brawn ship series, crystal singer trilogy series and list of. The unicorn girl the acorna series by anne mccaffrey, margaret ball from amazons fiction books store. The unicorn girl acorna series book 1 kindle edition by mccaffrey, anne, ball, margaret. The unicorn girl ebook written by anne mccaffrey, margaret ball. But acorna has strange dreams of a gentle folk who mindspeak by touching horns. Anne mccaffrey, a multiple hugo and nebula award winner, was one of the worlds most beloved and bestselling science fiction and fantasy writers.
The acorna universe series includes ten science fantasy novels, the first two. The series would also spawn a spinoff, the acornas children series. The unicorn girl 1997 is a science fantasy novel by american writers anne mccaffrey and margaret ball. When gill, rafik, acorna, and calum all go to a new planet that thrives on child slavery that is not legal, acorna decides that she will free every single child on the planet. The unicorn girl 1997 the acorna universe series includes ten science fantasy novels, the first two by mccaffrey and ball, while the following ones were cowritten by mccaffrey and elizabeth ann scarborough 1999 to 2007. Mccaffrey and ball wrote the sequel acorna s quest after which mccaffrey and elizabeth ann scarborough extended the series almost annually from 1999 to 2007. One of her latest series is a collaboration with fellow authors margaret ball and elizabeth ann scarborough that follows the adventures of acorna, the unicorn girl. The book acorna is a story about 3 miners in space that raise an orphaned alien child that has a horn in her head that resembles a unicorns. The scifi story of the space adventures, of a very unusual young orphan girl, could only come from the imagination of anne mccaffrey. Im currently reading the next book in the series and so im confusing the storylines. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in hardcover format. The unicorn girl the acorna series by ball, margaret paperback book acorna.
Anne mccaffrey is the bestselling author of many different books notably a series on the dragonriders of pern and has developed a legion of followers. Acorna is a unicorn girl, a fantasy fiction character created by anne mccaffrey and margaret ball in their novel acorna. I expected it to be an earnest story about a unicorn girl named acorna nonetheless. I remembered the major strokes of this book, but had forgotten the details. The acorna series is a fantasy and science fiction novel series written by well known author anne mccaffrey, whose first novel got published in the year 1997. It was the third book published in the acorna universe series initiated by mccaffrey and margaret ball in acorna.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acorna. The heroine of the story, acorna, is a female alien discovered and raised by three asteroid miners. A stunning pictorial fiction that continues the fantastic adventures of acorna, the unicorn girl. Each individual book may have some, all or none of the following. May 30, 2000 acorna is the first book in the acorna series, and i have enjoyed all of this series. Acorna is a little girl who has a unicorn like horn on her forehead and a pair of funny looking tiny feet.
In this book, acorna is with her people at last, though extremely unhappy. Mccaffrey and ball wrote the sequel acornas quest after which mccaffrey and elizabeth ann scarborough extended the series almost annually from 1999 to 2007. The acorna universe series includes ten science fantasy novels, the first two by mccaffrey and ball, while the following ones were cowritten by mccaffrey and elizabeth ann scarborough 1999 to 2007. It was the first published in the acorna universe series. Unicorn girl series hardcover lot acorna triumph search. Acorna the unicorn girl ebook by anne mccaffrey,margaret ball. The main characters of this fantasy, science fiction story are acorna. Acorna ebook by anne mccaffrey 9780061798344 rakuten kobo. Acorna the unicorn girl welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the acorna the unicorn girl, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Being disregarded or ignored by most of her people, she longs and is denied the opportunity to assist in the search for the legendary resting place of the lost linyaari ancestors. Ball, margaret, isbn 0061057894, isbn 9780061057892, brand new, free shipping in the us a girl with the horn of a unicorn and supernatural powers is discovered amid the asteroids and taken to a planet run by child slave labor, where she grows up to fight the injustice in the series first book. Acorna the unicorn girl found as a baby years ago, abandoned and floating alone in an escape pod at the far end of the galaxy has made peace with her past.
I was in some ways impressed and tickled by acorna, and in other ways unimpressed and chagrined. I would describe the series as a scififantasy mashup. Unicorn girl series hardcover lot acorna triumph search quest. The unicorn girl the acorna series by ball, margaret paperback book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Anne mccaffrey and margaret ball, two great names in the genre, join forces to create the first in a stunning and magical series about acorna, the unicorn princess. Acorna is the first book in the acorna series, and i have enjoyed all of this series.
This is the first novel in the acorna series that was released in 1997. The following are the characters she introduced in the series. The unicorn girl is the first in the acorna series. Anne and her cowriters, always tell an imaginative, exciting, well thought out story, with compelling characters. I would suggest reading the first book in the series before this, acorna. But acorna s special talents bring them unwanted attention, pulling her and her uncles into a series of dangerous and exciting adventures throughout known space. May 30, 2000 i must admit to not remembering much about it at all. Acorna is the protagonist in a series of fantasy novels by authors anne mccaffrey, margaret ball and elizabeth ann scarborough.
This was a flea market find the origin of cds are unknown. Fleeing from the torture cells of the cruel khevii, the couple had rigged their ship to explode when the pursuing ship is close enough. Acorna s horn can detect poisons and nuzzle sick and. This book is great for younger audiences because of its clean content and amazing plot. Discovered as an infant and adopted by threegruff asteroid miners, she has now grown into a beautiful youngwoman with delicate, ivory fur and silken skin, the tiny hornon her forehead is all but hidden by her silvery locks.
Unicorn girl series hardcover lot acorna triumph search quest anne mccaffrey condition. The unicorn girl by anne mccaffrey and margaret ball overview when her parents spaceship is attacked, acorna s parents set her adrift in a lifepod. Acorna is a little girl who has a unicornlike horn on her forehead and a pair of funny looking tiny feet. The series was very well received by the readers and brought a lot of fame to anne mccaffrey and established her as an author. The mission to find the land of her birth is delayed purposely. The writer anne mccaffrey along with her friend margaret ball penned down this beautiful novel of fantasy and science fiction genre. In this book, acorna is now all grown up and itching to find out where she came from. Mccaffrey and scarborough have extended the series through ten books as of 2011. This followup to anne mccaffreys bestselling acorna trails the unicorn girl across the galaxy as she searches for her mysterious home and lost people.
Her hair is silver in color that embraces her as a graceful, tall. She is known for her hugely successful dragonriders of pern books, as well as the fantasy series that she cowrote with elizabeth a. Paperback, 384 pages published december 2001 by harpercollins first published 1998. The unicorn girl 1997 is a science fantasy novel by american writers. Buy a cheap copy of acorna s world book by anne mccaffrey. This is the story of three miners and how they find purpose and romance in their lives, catalyzed by the discovery of an extraterrestrial named acorna. They end up on a planet that depends on an illegal child slave. But free little girls have a way of growing into freedomloving young women, and acorna has special plans all her own. She was just a little girl, with a tiny horn in more. Anne mccaffrey acorna unicorn girl series 10 unabridged.
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