Anne McCaffrey

As willful as her mother, The Rowan, ever was, and possessing unimaginable powers, Damia defies her family's attempts to tame and train her--only to bond with Afra Lyon, a Talent who serves The Rowan, and who becomes the object of her affection.

A continuation of the chronicles of the Talents, begun in The Rowan and Damia. In the deeps of space, Mrdini scouts have crossed the path of three Hive ships - ships that are giant hulks of cell units, bearing the queens and workers out into space, to breed, multiply and destroy.

Deluge is a book published in 2008 that was written by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough.