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Rescued from a drifting space pod by asteroid miners, Acorna is a horned child with miraculous healing and purification powers. When her guardians bring her to an outlaw planet to keep her safe, she is drawn into a fight against a syndicate exploiting vulnerable children.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • A powerful, compassionate heroine
  • Protective found-family bonds
  • Lighthearted space adventures
  • Mythic unicorn tropes in space

Good to know

  • Plotlines involving child labor and exploitation
  • Mixed and sometimes shallow character development

Tags

  • Female Lead
  • OP MC
  • Single Love Interest
  • Lighthearted
  • Fast Paced
  • Heavy Worldbuilding
  • No Gore

Reading order

  1. Cover for Acorna: A Science Fantasy Novel About a Young Girl Whose Healing Powers Ignite a Fight for Freedom (Acorna series Book 1)

    Book 1: Acorna: A Science Fantasy Novel About a Young Girl Whose Healing Powers Ignite a Fight for Freedom

    416 pages2009

    Found drifting in space inside an escape pod, little Acorna possesses silver hair, odd feet, a tiny horn, and extraordinary healing powers. Taken in by three grizzled asteroid prospectors, she grows up on the rough-and-tumble planet Kezdet. But the world hides a sinister enterprise: a vicious child slave trade controlled by the shadowy figure known as "The Piper." In Acorna, the young unicorn girl must unleash her unique gifts to safeguard those she loves and ignite a desperate fight for freedom against ruthless masters.

  2. Cover for Acorna's Quest: An Epic Galactic Adventure—The Lost Unicorn Girl with Healing Powers Seeks Family

    Book 2: Acorna's Quest: An Epic Galactic Adventure—The Lost Unicorn Girl with Healing Powers Seeks Family

    416 pages2009

    Now grown into a capable young woman, Acorna cannot ignore her vivid dreams of a gentle, horned folk who speak through touch. In Acorna's Quest, she sets out across the stars alongside her adoptive "Uncle" Calum on an epic search for family. But danger looms large as the telepathic Linyaari race flees across the cosmos, desperately warning the galaxy about the monstrous, insectile Khleev while praying to recover their own long-lost child. Acorna must navigate hostile space to reunite with her telepathic kin.

  3. Cover for Acorna's People

    Book 3: Acorna's People

    416 pages2009

    Reunited with her peaceful, horn-bearing kin, Acorna finally steps onto the ancestral stage in Acorna's People. Yet tranquility remains elusive. To secure her people's future, she must find the lost resting grounds of Linyaari forebears. Partnering with an audacious rogue spacetrader and his remarkable feline companion, Acorna confronts an enemy even more ruthless than the Khleevi. Along the way, she unravels a deeply guarded cosmic secret that forever binds her alien heritage to space-faring humanity.

  4. Cover for Acorna's World (The Acorna Series Book 4)

    Book 4: Acorna's World

    384 pages2009

    Aboard the interplanetary salvage ship Condor, Acorna finally savors freedom among the stars. But that peace shatters in Acorna's World when an urgent distress signal draws her crew to a bizarre planet filled with intoxicating perfumes and sentient flora. There, sinister clues herald an unspeakable menace: the cold-blooded, insectile Khleevi horde has returned. With entire civilizations at stake, Acorna must rally her allies to avert an impending galactic catastrophe before everything she cherishes is eradicated.

  5. Cover for Acorna's Search (The Acorna Series Book 5)

    Book 5: Acorna's Search

    336 pages2009

    Though the Linyaari homeworld bears terrible scars from the Khleevi invasion, restoration is finally underway. But in Acorna's Search, celebration turns to terror when Linyaari workers begin vanishing without a trace—including Acorna's beloved lifemate, Aari. Refusing to surrender to despair, the unicorn girl embarks on a dangerous hunt that plunges into planetary depths and the furthest reaches of space. To rescue Aari, she must uncover a shocking planetary secret and face the ultimate truth of creation.

  6. Cover for Acorna's Rebels (The Acorna Series Book 6)

    Book 6: Acorna's Rebels

    384 pages2009

    In Acorna's Rebels, Acorna's desperate pursuit of her missing lifemate takes a perilous detour when her ship crash-lands on the exotic jungle world of Makahomia. Famous for its sacred, intelligent Temple Cats, the planet seethes with political intrigue and an evil plot targeting the revered felines. Joining forces with local outcasts, Acorna leads a daring rebellion into forbidden shrines. But unearthing the world's deepest sanctums reveals vital clues about Aari that may trigger salvation—or total doom.

  7. Cover for Acorna's Triumph (The Acorna Series Book 7)

    Book 7: Acorna's Triumph

    352 pages2009

    The dramatic climax arrives in Acorna's Triumph. After enduring grueling separation across time and space, Acorna is finally reunited with her beloved Aari—only to discover he has returned coldly altered, his memories shattered and his behavior growing disturbingly sinister. Worse, the ravenous Khleevi seize on Linyaari vulnerability to launch a merciless invasion. To save her homeworld and reclaim the man she loves, Acorna must muster every ounce of courage against unforgiving alien invaders and inner betrayal.

  8. Cover for First Warning: A Space Adventure - Khorii Must Stop a Deadly Galactic Plague and Save Her Parents (Acorna Book 8)

    Book 8: First Warning: A Space Adventure - Khorii Must Stop a Deadly Galactic Plague and Save Her Parents

    384 pages2009

    A new era begins in First Warning as Khorii, daughter of the legendary Acorna and Aari, strives to forge her own destiny. What begins as a routine trip home spirals into horror when Khorii discovers a ghost ship filled with slain crew members. A deadly galactic plague is sweeping through inhabited worlds, immune even to the famed healing touches of the Linyaari. As her parents fall gravely ill, Khorii must race against time to track the culprits and uncover a cure before the unstoppable contagion consumes the galaxy.

  9. Cover for Second Wave: A Science Fiction Mystery - Daughter of Heroes Uncovers Deadly Plague and Dark Secrets (Acorna Book 9)

    Book 9: Second Wave: A Science Fiction Mystery - Daughter of Heroes Uncovers Deadly Plague and Dark Secrets

    304 pages2009

    Quarantined on the plague's desolate origin planet of Paloduro, Khorii hopes the worst of the nightmare has passed. But in Second Wave, a horrifying truth emerges: the epidemic is merely gaining momentum, orchestrated by cunning shadowy conspirators. Aided by her android "brother," Khorii must untangle a web of shocking family secrets and scientific intrigue. Old foes resurface with a vengeance, forcing the brave young heroine to confront a covert planetary threat targeting the entire star system.

  10. Cover for Third Watch: The Dramatic Conclusion as Two Sisters Battle a Deadly Enemy in a Universe on the Brink (Acorna Book 10)

    Book 10: Third Watch: The Dramatic Conclusion as Two Sisters Battle a Deadly Enemy in a Universe on the Brink

    306 pages2009

    With her heroic parents stricken and helpless, Khorii faces the ultimate trial in Third Watch. A vicious enemy prepares to strike a final, world-shattering blow against an already devastated galaxy. Desperate to hold back the darkness, Khorii joins forces with her newly found sister, Ariin. Together, the two daughters of Acorna must defy immense pressure, unravel temporal twists, and launch a perilous counterstrike. Can their combined strength prevail in this epic series finale to save their family and the universe?

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