New York: HarperPrism (Harper Collins), (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in a new trilogy. "She was just a little girl. With a tiny horn in the center of her forehead, funny-looking feet, beautiful silver hair, and several curious powers: the ability to purify air and water, make plants grow, and heal scars and broken bones. . . Acorna's rough-and-ready 'uncles'. took their foundling back at knifepoint . . . all the way to the bandit planet Kezdet, where no questions are asked, and a girl might grow up free." 291 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by John Ennis. ISBN: 0-061052965.