Lyon's Pride (Rowan/Damia Series)

Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. While McCaffrey's protagonists remain as warm and appealing as ever, her plotting here lacks vigor. A debate sharpens within the human community and with the Mrdini over the fate of the Hive colonies, with some humans and most of the Mrdinis holding out for complete destruction. Since the scene has been set for further volumes, a more rapid resolution to the Hive dilemma and the introduction of a new challenge might be in order. Another large faction of humanity, which has eschewed war for generations, seeks a less bloodthirsty solution, such as isolation and containment. Science Fiction Book Club main selection; Doubleday Book Club alternate. When he refuses a command by the Mrdini Captain Prtglm to launch missiles psionically against an occupied Hiver planet, he barely escapes while Prtglm kills his Mrdni companions,

Their mission: seek and destroy the Hiver threat that is lurking at the edges of known space.. The beautiful woman called The Rowan was the most powerful telepath on all the planets of the Alliance—until the birth of her daughter, Damia. Damia and her husband, Afra Lyon, were the most extraordinary team of telepaths the Alliance had ever seen—until the powers of their children began to emerge.Now the combined power of all these generations, especially the unique abilities of the younger Lyon clan, is needed to face once and for all the threat of the alien Hivers. The human worlds see themselves as peaceful, and traditionally they have used deadly force only in self-defense, but now the time has come to take the battle with the Hivers out into space. A fleet of starships, with the powerful Lyon clan as its leaders, is sent into Hiver territory

Great book -- great series!! I-Reader I love this story -- in fact I love the series. I got introduced to this series by my daughter eons ago -- she asked for them for Christmas and I read all the books before I gave them to her because I wanted to make sure they were appropriate for a high school student. I was hooked then and they still hook me every time I read them. I would say that it helps to read t. Public Voice said GREAT STORY. This story is awesome. I first read this as a teenager and loved the way the author took me into the future and to outer worlds. I loved this book then and I will continue to love this novel and storyline now and into the future.. Jack_and_Lois_in_TX said Book four of a favorite series. The Tower and the Hive is one of my favorite sci-fi series. The premise is that there are people who have extraordinary mental and psi powers. They are employed by the government to communicate and transport cargo through intra- and inter-stellar space. The series follows a family of people with these talents through a variety of encounters with alien civilizations, e