Acorna's People by Anne McCaffrey

I used to love Ann McCaffrey, but hadn't read anything of hers in a long time. This was an OK book, but I realized I am looking for something different than space-faring alien life forms, even if they are wonderfully empathetic with healing horns and unable to do anything violent. Acorna is a nice character, but for her to save her people in one final chapter, with help from the traditional space rogue was quite unbelievable. It just wasn't a very satisfying read anymore.