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Magnificat (Galactic Milieu Trilogy, No 3) by Julian May
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Magnificat (The Galactic Milieu Trilogy)

by Julian May

Series: Galactic Milieu (3)

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Voyager (1996), Edition: First Edition, First Impression, Hardcover, 400 pages

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Marc Remillard is a fully committed rebel now, and has his own plans
for humanity. His Mental Man is a huge brain, with fully harnessed
mental powers and no bodily weaknesses. He ties into the xenophobia of
the rebels, using his plans to make humans the most powerful operants
in the galaxy to fuel their desire to help him. He develops
technological aids to their power to try and help offset their
numerical disadvantage, when opposed by the pro-Unity operant faction.

Marc's big problem is that the pro-Unity forces are led by his
brother Jack, and his with Dorothea, both of whom are more powerful
than he is.

This ends in an exciting climactic battle of mental superpower and technological weaponry.

http://superprose.blogspot.com/2006/1... ( )
  makenew3 | Aug 18, 2009 |
The final book. It offput me from the start since it began by revealing all of the mysteries that came before. Still, a good read, and almost makes me want to read the Pleistocene books. ( )
  Mdshrk1 | Jul 10, 2008 |
The first two novels are expertly woven into another cerebral and complex novel, where the jaw-droppers of the first two novels are resolved. Well, actually, one is fully resolved. The other's somewhat vague conclusion (and lack of follow-through with the novel's opening pages) makes me wonder if this series shouldn't have been a four part wonder instead of a trilogy. One of May's more enjoyable techniques throughout the three books was to make a statement as though the reader already knew about a particular event, and then fill in the details in a natural, almost conversational way. That is somewhat less satisfying when the "everyone already knows" statements are made at the end of a series with no more data forthcoming. All in all, however, I highly recommend this series to science fiction fans who need something in which to sink their mind's teeth. ( )
  SanyaWeathers | Jun 19, 2008 |
A resounding conclusion to the Galactic Milieu Trilogy. Mark Remillard is as powerful as his brother Jack. But, he is not "sainted" like Jack. He is mightily flawed, and he may spend eternity paying for his mistakes. ( )
  jshillingford | Jul 17, 2007 |
Marc Remillard is a fully committed rebel now, and has his own plans
for humanity. His Mental Man is a huge brain, with fully harnessed
mental powers and no bodily weaknesses. He ties into the xenophobia of
the rebels, using his plans to make humans the most powerful operants
in the galaxy to fuel their desire to help him. He develops
technological aids to their power to try and help offset their
numerical disadvantage, when opposed by the pro-Unity operant faction.

Marc's big problem is that the pro-Unity forces are led by his
brother Jack, and his with Dorothea, both of whom are more powerful
than he is.

This ends in an exciting climactic battle of mental superpower and technological weaponry.

http://superprose.blogspot.com/2006/1... ( )
  bluetyson | Dec 18, 2006 |
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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0345362497, Mass Market Paperback)

"FASCINATING . . . May has cemented her position as one of this generation's foremost storytellers. . . .This satisfying end to a remarkable feat of the imagination is a necessary purchase."
--Library Journal

By the mid-twenty-first century, humanity is beginning to enjoy membership in the Galactic Milieu. Human colonies are thriving on numerous planets, life on Earth is peaceful and prosperous, and as more humans are being born with metapsychic abilities, it will not be long before these gifted minds at last achieve total Unity.

But xenophobia is deeply rooted in the human soul. A growing corps of rebels plots to keep the people of Earth forever separate, led by a man obsessed with human superiority: Marc Remillard. Marc's goal is nothing less than the elevation of human metapsychics above all others, by way of artificial enhancement of mental faculties. His methods are unpalatable, his goal horrific. And so Marc and his coconspirators continue their work in secret.

Only the very Unity he fears and abhors can foil Marc's plans. And only his brother, Jack the Bodiless, and the young woman called Diamond Mask can hope to lead the metaconcert to destroy Marc, Unify humanity, and pave the way for the Golden Age of the Galactic Milieu to begin . . .

"A CERTAIN CROWD-PLEASER."
--Kirkus Reviews

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