The Tower and the Hive

1999 novel by Anne McCaffrey

First edition (published by Ace Books), cover art by Duane O. Myers

The Tower and the Hive is a 1999 science fiction novel by American writer Anne McCaffrey, the concluding volume of a five-book series also referred to as The Tower and Hive series.

## Premise

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Human Talents allied with the Mrdini, an alien race who have been under attack by the insectoid Hive species for 200 years, discover a solution to curtail Hivers' explosive population expansions without having to wipe out the species as a whole - a solution which both Alliance species object to.

At the same time a similar solution is discovered to help the Mrdini curtail their own birthrate, now that they no longer have to sacrifice huge numbers of soldiers in battle to save their worlds from Hiver attacks.

The book was published (U.S.) on May 1, 1999, by Ace/Berkley.

## "The Tower and the Hive" series

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Beginning with The Rowan, the series follows the lives and careers of the Gwyn-Raven-Lyon dynasty of Talents in the distant future:

1) The Rowan
2) Damia
3) Damia's Children
4) Lyon's Pride
5) The Tower and the Hive

To Ride Pegasus, Pegasus in Flight and Pegasus in Space also deal with the early development of the Talents.

## Reception

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Kirkus Reviews called the series and a novel a "cuddly" family/romance/alien-contact saga with useful ideas, but considered the names of many characters in the series as "silly".[1]

Publishers Weekly said that the novel lacks the profound imagination in SF genre, but it also avoids the kill-the-bugs outlook seen in other SF titles such as Starship Troopers. They noted that readers looking for intelligent, heroic adventure will find in this novel, and that Rowan fans will be pleased with this novel as the satisfying conclusion of a series.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Tower and the Hive". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2000. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
2. ^ "The Tower and the Hive". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.

## External links

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* The Talents Universe series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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The Talent Universe by Anne McCaffrey

* To Ride Pegasus
* Pegasus in Flight
* Pegasus in Space

* The Rowan
* Damia
* Damia's Children
* Lyon's Pride
* The Tower and the Hive

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Works by Anne McCaffrey

Bibliography

Acorna|

* Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (1997)
* Acorna's Quest (1998)
* Acorna's People (1999)
* Acorna's World (2000)
* Acorna's Search (2001)
* Acorna's Rebels (2003)
* Acorna's Triumph (2004)

Acorna's Children|

* First Warning (2005)
* Second Wave (2006)
* Third Watch (2007)

Brain & Brawn Ships|

* The Ship Who Sang (1969)
* PartnerShip (1992)
* The Ship Who Searched (1992)
* The City Who Fought (1993)
* The Ship Who Won (1994)

Crystal Singer|

* Crystal Singer (1982)
* Killashandra (1986)
* Crystal Line (1992)

Ireta|

* Dinosaur Planet (1978)
* Dinosaur Planet Survivors (1984)
* Planet Pirates
* Sassinak (1990)
* The Death of Sleep (1990)
* Generation Warriors (1991)

Talents|

* To Ride Pegasus (1973)
* Pegasus in Flight (1990)
* Pegasus in Space (2000)

Tower and Hive|

* The Rowan (1990)
* Damia (1992)
* Damia's Children (1993)
* Lyon's Pride (1994)
* The Tower and the Hive (1999)

Other series|

* Doona
* Catteni, or Freedom
* Freedom: First Resistance
* Petaybee

Standalone novels|

* Restoree (1967)
* The Coelura (1983)
* A Diversity of Dragons (1997)
* Nimisha's Ship (1999)

Short story collections|

* Get Off the Unicorn (1977)
* The Girl Who Heard Dragons (1994)

Dragonriders of Pern|

* Dragonflight
* Dragonquest
* The White Dragon
* Dragonsong
* Dragonsinger
* Dragondrums
* Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern
* Nerilka's Story
* Dragonsdawn
* Renegades of Pern
* All the Weyrs of Pern
* The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
* The Dolphins of Pern
* Dragonseye
* The Masterharper of Pern
* The Skies of Pern
* A Gift of Dragons
* Dragon's Kin
* Dragon's Fire
* Dragon Harper
* Dragon's Time
* Sky Dragons

| by Todd McCaffrey|

* Dragonsblood
* Dragonheart
* Dragongirl

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