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"McCaffrey's world of the Talented is as vivid as that of Pern and its dragons."--Publishers Weekly When a freak accident furnishes solid scientific proof of paranormal mental abilities, the world reacts with suspicion and fear. How can ordinary people coexist with a minority able to read minds, heal with a touch, peer into the future, or move objects with a thought? How can anyone with such power be trusted not to abuse it? Harsh repression seems the only answer Gifted with precognitive talent, Henry Darrow has other ideas, foreseeing a future in which the Talents are accepted for what they are and not what they can offer their fellow humans. But the road to that future will not be easy. Darrow and the powerful telepath Daffyd op Owen must win the public's trust while overcoming the threat of rogue Talents like Solange Boshe, a young girl so consumed with hatred that her thoughts can kill, and the singer known as Amalda, whose telepathic prowess can unite a thousand strangers in joyful harmony--or mold them into a bloodthirsty mob. . . .… (altro)
Interesting enough book. McCaffrey always easy to read. These were basically short stories and tended to end a little too abruptly for me. I liked the politics and necessary manoeuvring but then they tended to end to swiftly. ( )
I think I figured out what doesn't work for me from McCaffrey: her characters are flat as pancakes. They don't grow, the plot (if there is any) drives their actions/words rather than the other way around, they don't make sense. It is baffling that this book's blurb describes 5 important-sounding women in detail, promising their perspectives on how they shape the world of the Talents, but the whole story is told from the POV of 2 men. *throws hands up* ( )
Okay, that was actually more like third time read. The story is well developed and definitely in the Science Fiction genre. Good plot twists, good character development, good overall flow, and execution. Now I need to look into the next book which I really hadn't thought about. ( )
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This book is respectfully dedicated to Betty Ballantine, a woman of many talents
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The slick pavement, oily with rain and motor lubricants that had dripped from the hundreds of ill-repaired vehicles utilizing the major north-south artery into Jerhattan, caused the accident.
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"With the ambition and drive that young man has, he'd rule the world in half a year if Amalda and Bruce weren't there to stop him."
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The short stories in this volume should not be combined with the stories of the same name (and plot) as the following: Apple c1967 - Crime Prevention in the 20th Century
A Womanly Talent c1969 - Analog
A Bridle for Pegasus c1973, Analog
To Ride Pegasus c1973 appears to have been written for this volume
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"McCaffrey's world of the Talented is as vivid as that of Pern and its dragons."--Publishers Weekly When a freak accident furnishes solid scientific proof of paranormal mental abilities, the world reacts with suspicion and fear. How can ordinary people coexist with a minority able to read minds, heal with a touch, peer into the future, or move objects with a thought? How can anyone with such power be trusted not to abuse it? Harsh repression seems the only answer Gifted with precognitive talent, Henry Darrow has other ideas, foreseeing a future in which the Talents are accepted for what they are and not what they can offer their fellow humans. But the road to that future will not be easy. Darrow and the powerful telepath Daffyd op Owen must win the public's trust while overcoming the threat of rogue Talents like Solange Boshe, a young girl so consumed with hatred that her thoughts can kill, and the singer known as Amalda, whose telepathic prowess can unite a thousand strangers in joyful harmony--or mold them into a bloodthirsty mob. . . .
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McCaffrey always easy to read.
These were basically short stories and tended to end a little too abruptly for me.
I liked the politics and necessary manoeuvring but then they tended to end to swiftly. (