

After she goes, an odd craft shows up that is piloted by Linyaari (who is a gentle race made up of telepathic people). She goes, with her Uncle Calum to go and find her people. She is having strange dreams of gentle folk who mind-talk by touching their horns together. Acorna is now a young woman, she still has her horn, everything that makes her a unicorn. This novel charts her progress as she goes from being with her parents, to their death, to her being found by her new parents, and their travels throughout the galaxy from planet to planet.Īcorna’s Quest: This is the second novel in the “Acorna” series that was released in 1998. 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. BEST ACORNA BOOKSĪcorna: The Unicorn Girl: This is the first novel in the “Acorna” series that was released in 1997. Her dads protect her as best as they can as they travel throughout the galaxy to evade pursuers.

They find that she has magical powers and picks up things very quickly, and she is highly sought out by people for different reasons (either so they can study her, have sex with her, or collect rare items). She is raised by these unlikely fathers, and matures close to adulthood in three years. She is found by three galactic miners (Gill, Calum, and Rafik) in an unusual escape pod.

The first novel introduces Acorna as a youngling and shows her journey of trying to comprehend herself as an individual. They can even use telepathy to communicate with other people. They have the ability to heal wounds, purify substances, they are beautiful, tall, and graceful. She belongs to a race of humanoid creatures called Linyaari, who are a peaceful people whose home planet Vhiliinyar (Home of the People) was invaded by Khleevi (an insect like race) that forced them to move to another planet. She has a flowing silvery mane down her back, and has similar ones growing on her calves. It is only on further inspection that reveals her to not be human.

She has a single horn between her brow and forehead, and if dressed right can look like a tall young lady full of grace. The series is from the science fiction genre and features the orphaned Unicorn-girl (Acorna) as the main character. The series is made up of ten novels, with the first seven known as “Acorna” with the final three “Acorna’s Children”. The first two novels in the series were written by Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball starting with the third novel, Elizabeth Ann Scarbourough co-wrote the series with McCaffrey. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases. Description /Buy link takes you to Amazon.
