Acorna's quest has paid off. With the help of her "uncles" and the
thousands of humans who love and admire her, she has found her true
people at last.
And they have found their Khornya, daughter of the illustrious Feriila
and the valiant Vaanye, who was given up for lost after the insect-like
Khleevi destroyed their home planet.
Abandoned in space as a baby, rescued and raised by gruff human
asteroid miners, Acorna is at last among her own. The beautiful healing
horn in the center of her forehead and the "funny" feet and hands that
once set her apart now make her one with the telepathic Linyaari who
live on as lush agrarian planet where they pursue their peaceful
dreams.
Acorna's people welcome her with a lavish costume ball and an
already-chosen mate! But Acorna still has much to do before she can
enjoy the peaceful home she is offered. The legendary resting place of
the lost Linyaari ancestors has yet to be found. With the help of the
rogue spacetrader Becker and his cat, RK (RoadKill), Acorna must strive
to right an unspeakable wrong and defeat an enemy even more cruel than
the Khleevi themselves.
In the search, Acorna and her new friends rescue another
survivor, also given up for lost. Most importantly, though, Acorna at
last uncovers the Universe's most carefully guarded secret: the true
nature of the ancient link between the hoofed, telepathic Linyaari and
the space-faring humans she has come to think of as her "people" as
well.
