''First Warning'' (2005) is a

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novel by American writers

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American 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'', 1968) an ...

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 is the first book in the trilogy ''Acorna's Children'', which is part of the ''Acorna Universe'' series 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 Ca ...

initiated with '' Acorna: The Unicorn Girl'' (1997). . Retrieved 2011-11-03.
• Select a particular title for its publication history. Select a particular edition (title) from a publication history for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents. ''First Warning'' chronicles the adventures of Khorii. She is the daughter of Acorna and Aari, main characters in the earlier books. It is a coming-of-age story in a sense, and as Khorii ages she learns to use the telepathic powers that are characteristic of all her people, the Linyaari.

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