Laria, Rojer, Thian et Zara. Et tous les autres. Ils sont huit en tout, huit enfants de Damia et d'Afra Lyon. Malgré leurs dons extraordinaires, ils grandissent dans l'inquiètude, comme tout les humains de leur époque. Une invasion interstellaire menace les ondes et Laria, Rojer, Thian, et les autres voient bien que leurs parents, avec tous leurs pouvoirs, n'ont pas réussi à enrayer l'attaque des vaisseaux-ruches. Bien sûr, il y a les 'Dinis qui leurs on envoyé les rêves et qui, peu à peu, sont devenus leurs compagnons. Leurs alliés ? C'est trop dire : les deux espèces restent énigmatiques l'une pour l'autre; Comment trouver dans leur différences non plus une barrière, mais une richesse? L'idée de Damia, c'était d'apprendre à leur enfants à vivre ensemble. Dès le berceau.Les 'Dinis sont victimes des envahisseurs et n'ont qu'une idée en tête: les massacrer. Mais peut-on les détruire sans les étudier? Et peut-on les édutier sans les approcher? Mais pour un télépathe, approcher, c'est déjà un peu comprendre…

La grande Anne McCaffrey n'est pas seulement la créatrice des chevaliers-dragons de Pern. Elle a exploré d'autres pouvoirs, qui posent d'autres problèmes.Les Doués sont un peu comme les surdoués, à la fois des stars et des parias, vivants dans l'attente d'un interlocuteur prodige. Et condamnés, en toute hypothèse, à battre des records.

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When a mysterious man orchestrates an attack on archaeologist Annja Creed and then offers her an assignment, Annja is baffled. But the mission is too intriguing for her to refuse. She must find an object that possesses a sacred and powerful secret offering atonement to anyone who uncovers it or wreaking havoc on the world.

Stolen from an ancient order of knights, the relic is now in the clutches of a band of pirates sailing the South China Sea. When a government leader threatens to destroy the pirate ship along with the artifact rather than let it get into the wrong hands, Annja must decide at what cost the sacred prize should be protected. Destroying it would defile history. But saving it could bring about apocalypse.

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PROVENANCE is the latest in the series of a young archaeologist with a magic sword. As with all Graphic Audio's "movie-in-your-mind" presentations, the production is a full-cast performance with more special effects than can be found in a dozen other audio programs. The different actors help the listener keep the characters straight in this story of the hunt for a mysterious coffin containing a priceless relic. The special effects can be a bit overpowering at times, as when the performer must compete with an airplane engine and loud music. While most of the production maintains a careful balance between the special effects and the voices of Nanette Savard and more than a dozen others, there are a few places where less would have been more. M.S. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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On assignment in the Philippines, archaeologist Annja Creed meets with a contact to verify some information. Easy enough. But when the man doesn't turn out to be whom he said he was, Annja finds herself handcuffed, blindfolded and kidnapped. And to make matters worse, she's a prisoner of the dreaded Abu Sayyaf, a notorious terrorist group. Desperate to escape, Annja is able to flee after slaying one of her captors. But she soon gets lost in the hostile jungle, which is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of Moro warriors who fought off conquistadors with their blades. As she tries to stay a step ahead of the terrorists and not-so-dead spirits with a taste for human flesh, Annja's not sure she'll leave the jungle alive...