From AudioFile Ericksen deserves a medal for pronouncing the names of the weasel-like aliens, the Mrdinis, in the series finale of the Rowan saga. The conclusion of the saga of Angharad Gwyn, the Rowan; her husband, Jeff Raven; and their large family of telepathic and telekinetic children mostly involves character development, with very little plot. Ericksen never stumbles over the strange names and maintains a lively pace to pique listeners' interest. When there is some action, her voice adds drama and tension. Series fans will enjoy but most audiobook devotees probably won't. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine Product Description For generations, the descendants of the powerful telepath known as the Rowan have used their various talents to help mankind - some are telepaths, others can teleport through space, others are empathic healers. The clan has grown powerful. They have led Earth to ally itself with the alien Mrdini, and together the two races have held back the predatory Hivers, a deadly insectoid species that kills all life it finds. Like all powerful families, the Rowan clan has also made enemies. There are those who say the treaties with the Mrdini gave away too much - especially, that the Mrdini get more than their fair share of new living space as habitable planets are discovered - that the Hivers should have been exterminated by now, and that far too much power is concentrated in one family. The clan has two goals to keep the peace: to help the Mrdini control population growth, so that newly discovered planets are distributed more evenly, and to put a final halt to Hiver advances. They are confident of success - if they can survive sabotage and assassination attempts aimed at destroying all they have worked for. About the Author Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern® novels, is one of science fiction’s most popular authors. With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough she co-authored Changelings and Maelstrom, Books One and Two of The Twins of Petaybee. McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.