''Acorna's Search'' (2001) is a

science fantasy Science fantasy is a hybrid genre within speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. In a conventional science fiction story, the world is presented as being scientif ...

novel by American writers

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 19 ...

and

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (born March 23, 1947) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy and Registered Nurse who lives in Port Townsend, Washington. She has published over 40 novels, as well as collaborating with Anne McCaffrey on ...

. It was the fifth in the Acorna Universe series initiated by McCaffrey and

Margaret Ball Margaret Ball (1515–1584) was a prominent member of 16th-century Irish society, who, despite being the widow of a Lord Mayor of Dublin, was arrested for her adherence to the Catholic faith and died of deprivation in the dungeons of Dublin Cas ...

in '' Acorna: The Unicorn Girl'' (1997). ''Search'' was preceded by ''

Acorna's World ''Acorna's World'' (2000) is a science fantasy novel by American writers Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. It was the fourth in the Acorna , Acorna Universe series initiated by McCaffrey and Margaret Ball (writer), Margaret Ball in '' ...

'' and followed by ''

Acorna's Rebels ''Acorna's Rebels'' (2003) is a fantasy or science fiction novel by American writers Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. It was the sixth in the Acorna Universe series initiated by McCaffrey and Margaret Ball in '' Acorna: The Unicorn ...

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Plot summary

The homeworld Acorna has never known was horribly scarred in the brutal attack by the cold-blooded Khleevi, but the Linyaari - the unicorn girl's gentle, spiritual race - live on. Now is the time for healing and rebuilding, for restoring the natural beauty corrupted by the savage insectile oppressors. But Acorna's Linyaari friends and colleagues begin mysteriously disappearing soon after work gets under way, among them her beloved Aari. And her desperate search for answers will lead courageous Acorna to a shocking discovery beneath the surface of her people's world - and deep into the realms of limitless space, where the truth of the origin of everything awaits.

References

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