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Acorna

Anne McCaffrey

1997135 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1997
first published
  • 1998Harpercollins Publishers · ENGISBN 9780061055416
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  • 2003Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613555494
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  • 1998Severn House Publishers · 416 pages · ENGISBN 9780727822031

She was just a little girl, with a tiny horn in the center of her forehead, funny-looking feet, beautiful silver hair, and several curious powers: the ability to purify air and water, make plants grow, and heal scars and broken bones. A trio of grizzled prospectors found her drifting in an escape pod amid the asteroids, adopted her, and took her to the bandit planet Kezdet, a place where no questions are asked and the girl might grow up free. But Kezdet has its own dark secret. The prosperity of the planet is based on a hideous trade in child slave labor, administered by "The Piper" -- a mystery man with special plans for Acorna and her powers. But free little girls have a way of growing into freedom-loving young women, and Acorna has special plans all her own.

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