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For an overpopulated Earth, whose resources are strained to the breaking point, there is only one place to look for relief: straight up. With the successful completion of the Padrugoi Space Station, humanity has at last achieved its first large-scale permanent presence in space. Additional bases are feverishly being built on the Moon and on Mars, stepping-stones to the greatest adventure in all history: the colonization of alien worlds. Already long-range telescopes have identified a number show more of habitable planets orbiting the stars and distant galaxies. Now it's just a question of getting there.But there are those who, for selfish motives of their own, want Padrugoi and the other outposts to fail. People who will stop at nothing to maintain their power or to avenge its loss. Standing in their way are the Talented, men and women gifted with extraordinary mental powers that have made them as feared as they are respected--and utterly indispensable to the colonization effort.There is Peter Reidinger, a teenage paraplegic who is the strongest telekinetic ever, his mind capable of teleporting objects and people thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. Yet all his power cannot repair his damaged spine or allow him to feel the gentle touch of a loved one...Rhyssa Owne, the powerful telepath and mother hen to Peter, and the rest of her "children"--and a fierce, unrelenting fighter against the prejudice that would deny the Talented the right to lead happy and productive lives...and Amariyah, an orphan girl who loves two things in the world above all others: gardening and Peter Reidinger. And woe to anyone who harms either one of them--for the young girl's talent may prove to be the most amazing of all.Now, as sabotage and attempted murder strike the Station, it's up to the Talented to save the day. Only, who's going to save the Talented? show lessTags
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For an overpopulated Earth whose resources are strained to the breaking point, there is only one place to look for relief: straight up. With the successful completion of the Padrugoi Space Station, humanity has at last achieved its first large-scale permanent presence in space. Additional bases are feverishly being built on the Moon and on Mars, stepping stones to the greatest adventure in all history: the colonization of alien worlds. Already long-range telescopes have identified a number of habitable planets orbiting the stars of distant galaxies. Now it's just a question of getting there.
But there are those who, for selfish motives of their own, want Padrugoi and the other outposts to fail. People who will stop at nothing to maintain show more their power or to revenge its loss. Standing in their way are the Talented, men and women gifted with extraordinary mental powers that have made them as feared as they are respected—and utterly indispensable to the colonization effort.
There is Peter Reidinger, a teenage paraplegic who happens to be the strongest telekinetic ever, his mind capable of teleporting objects and people thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. Yet all his power cannot repair his damaged spine or allow him to feel the gentle touch of a loved one . . . Rhyssa Owen, the powerful telepath and mother hen to Peter and the rest of her "children"—and a fierce, unrelenting fighter against the prejudice that would deny the Talented the right to lead happy and productive lives . . . and Amariyah, an orphan girl who loves two things in the world above all others: gardening and Peter Reidinger. And woe to anyone who harms either one of them—for the young girl's talent may prove to be the most amazing of all.
Now, as sabotage and attempted murder strike the Station, it's up to the Talented to save the day. Only who's going to save the Talented? show less
But there are those who, for selfish motives of their own, want Padrugoi and the other outposts to fail. People who will stop at nothing to maintain show more their power or to revenge its loss. Standing in their way are the Talented, men and women gifted with extraordinary mental powers that have made them as feared as they are respected—and utterly indispensable to the colonization effort.
There is Peter Reidinger, a teenage paraplegic who happens to be the strongest telekinetic ever, his mind capable of teleporting objects and people thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. Yet all his power cannot repair his damaged spine or allow him to feel the gentle touch of a loved one . . . Rhyssa Owen, the powerful telepath and mother hen to Peter and the rest of her "children"—and a fierce, unrelenting fighter against the prejudice that would deny the Talented the right to lead happy and productive lives . . . and Amariyah, an orphan girl who loves two things in the world above all others: gardening and Peter Reidinger. And woe to anyone who harms either one of them—for the young girl's talent may prove to be the most amazing of all.
Now, as sabotage and attempted murder strike the Station, it's up to the Talented to save the day. Only who's going to save the Talented? show less
Having gathered all three books of the Talents trilogy (To Ride Pegasus, Pegasus in Flight and this one) I read them in 2018. Although the first book was not as strong as McCaffrey's Pern books the second and the third books were very well done. These books as a whole deal with how the human race uses psychic powers to launch our species into space. Maybe it will happen!
In the second book Peter Reidinger was discovered to be a powerful teleporter as well as a telepath when he was paralyzed after a wall fell on him and he was desperate to get out of his hospital bed. In this book Peter reaches maturity and can be put to use transporting shipments to the Padrugoi space station and beyond. He has help and support from other teleporters show more but he is still paralyzed. Then Amariyah Bantam comes to the Eastern Parapsychic Centre and becomes Peter's foster sister. Amariyah was orphaned by the huge flood in Bangladesh with which the second book ended. Everyone feels she has pyschic powers but she is so young and no psychic can be expected to test their abilities until they are at least in puberty. She does love to garden and her plants do wonderfully under her care. She can also give a good massage which Peter appreciates after he sustains a number of broken bones in what might or might not have been an accident. Later when Peter starts to regain some feeling he suspects that Amariyah's massages may have covered her ability to make repairs to his spinal chord injury. First though Peter (and other pyschics) have to survive attempts made on their lives and find out who is behind it. There are some very tense moments in this book.
McCaffrey, who wrote this book in 2000, dedicated it to Christopher Reeve who was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident in 1995. She says "This book is respectfully dedicated to Christopher Reeve with the devout hope that he realizes his ambition--to stand on his own two feet once again in 2002!" Although Reeve never regained the ability to stand on his own feet he did regain some motor function and was able to sense hot and cold. This is very similar to the path that Peter Reidinger took in achieving control of his body. Too bad psychics weren't available to help Reeve. show less
In the second book Peter Reidinger was discovered to be a powerful teleporter as well as a telepath when he was paralyzed after a wall fell on him and he was desperate to get out of his hospital bed. In this book Peter reaches maturity and can be put to use transporting shipments to the Padrugoi space station and beyond. He has help and support from other teleporters show more but he is still paralyzed. Then Amariyah Bantam comes to the Eastern Parapsychic Centre and becomes Peter's foster sister. Amariyah was orphaned by the huge flood in Bangladesh with which the second book ended. Everyone feels she has pyschic powers but she is so young and no psychic can be expected to test their abilities until they are at least in puberty. She does love to garden and her plants do wonderfully under her care. She can also give a good massage which Peter appreciates after he sustains a number of broken bones in what might or might not have been an accident. Later when Peter starts to regain some feeling he suspects that Amariyah's massages may have covered her ability to make repairs to his spinal chord injury. First though Peter (and other pyschics) have to survive attempts made on their lives and find out who is behind it. There are some very tense moments in this book.
McCaffrey, who wrote this book in 2000, dedicated it to Christopher Reeve who was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident in 1995. She says "This book is respectfully dedicated to Christopher Reeve with the devout hope that he realizes his ambition--to stand on his own two feet once again in 2002!" Although Reeve never regained the ability to stand on his own feet he did regain some motor function and was able to sense hot and cold. This is very similar to the path that Peter Reidinger took in achieving control of his body. Too bad psychics weren't available to help Reeve. show less
Padrugoi Space Station is complete and now attention has been turned to building Moon Base and Mars Base. Little do Peter Reidinger and Johnny Greene know they will be instrumental in making that happen at a much faster pace than anticipated.
In the meantime, an orphaned five-year-old girl named Amariyah, is found after the floods in Bangladesh. When it’s discovered she has a lot of as-yet-unknown Talent she is brought back to the Center and raised by Dorotea. There are sinister machinations going on and Peter is in danger when he turns 18 and takes up his official duties for the Center up on Padrugoi. After an accident involving Peter on his 19th birthday the true scope of Amariyah’s Talent becomes known and it’s a doozy. And show more when Johnny tricks Peter into teleporting a small package from Australia to Moon Base, after getting over his shock, Peter slowly begins to realize he truly can reach for the stars.
Even though this is the 3rd book in the Talents series it was the last to be written after the Tower and Hive series was complete. In my opinion, it makes a better bridge between the two series than Pegasus in Flight and I’m glad it was added since Peter’s story is as fascinating as it is heartwarming.
There is a lot going on in this book, but most of it revolves around Peter. Since Peter is the catalyst for all of the books that follow, it’s only right that we learn the history of how FT&T (Federated Telepath and Teleport) comes about. FT&T features heavily in the Tower and Hive series.
Once again the story flows smoothly and the plot proceeds quickly. My favorite characters are back, some with much larger roles and we pick up Amariyah as well as a few more. The story still fascinates me and makes me wonder how much faster we would be exploring space if we had people with Talents such as these. The mind boggles at the wonder of it all.
I’m looking forward to picking up The Rowan to continue with the series. As I’ve said before, it’s been a long time since I’ve read this series and I’m really enjoying my immersion back into the world of the Talents.
*Book source ~ My home library. show less
In the meantime, an orphaned five-year-old girl named Amariyah, is found after the floods in Bangladesh. When it’s discovered she has a lot of as-yet-unknown Talent she is brought back to the Center and raised by Dorotea. There are sinister machinations going on and Peter is in danger when he turns 18 and takes up his official duties for the Center up on Padrugoi. After an accident involving Peter on his 19th birthday the true scope of Amariyah’s Talent becomes known and it’s a doozy. And show more when Johnny tricks Peter into teleporting a small package from Australia to Moon Base, after getting over his shock, Peter slowly begins to realize he truly can reach for the stars.
Even though this is the 3rd book in the Talents series it was the last to be written after the Tower and Hive series was complete. In my opinion, it makes a better bridge between the two series than Pegasus in Flight and I’m glad it was added since Peter’s story is as fascinating as it is heartwarming.
There is a lot going on in this book, but most of it revolves around Peter. Since Peter is the catalyst for all of the books that follow, it’s only right that we learn the history of how FT&T (Federated Telepath and Teleport) comes about. FT&T features heavily in the Tower and Hive series.
Once again the story flows smoothly and the plot proceeds quickly. My favorite characters are back, some with much larger roles and we pick up Amariyah as well as a few more. The story still fascinates me and makes me wonder how much faster we would be exploring space if we had people with Talents such as these. The mind boggles at the wonder of it all.
I’m looking forward to picking up The Rowan to continue with the series. As I’ve said before, it’s been a long time since I’ve read this series and I’m really enjoying my immersion back into the world of the Talents.
*Book source ~ My home library. show less
The worst of the Pegasus books. Peter is very nice, but very dull - surely every coming of age book should involve someone doing something wrong, or discovering their limits. The plot is thin - the bad guys are 2 dimensional and don't feel consistent with the previous book. And it's very long. And I like having a disabled protagonist, but the obsession with his stoma bag and the fact that learning to walk normally is his redemption (when he can already walk, and indeed teleport to the moon) is a little disappointing.
Peter Reddinger grows up, gets his wish of going to space and the novel bridges between the Pegaus Series and the Hive series.
I did like it, sometimes the technobabble washed over me but mostly I enjoyed the story. I liked the story about Peter and his learning about himself. I also liked the sneaky musical reference.
I did like it, sometimes the technobabble washed over me but mostly I enjoyed the story. I liked the story about Peter and his learning about himself. I also liked the sneaky musical reference.
Book 1 - To Ride Pegasus was disjointed.
Book 2 - Pegasus in Flight was better.
Book 3 - Pegasus in Space.....
... started well enough with an exciting wrap-up of a plot thread hanging over from the previous book. I liked the way this was done as the previous book had enough of a climax and this worked quite well as a start to book 3.
.....and then, not much else happens.... Peter grows up and realises his true abilities - which had been hinted at enough in the previous book that we all knew it was coming.
A bit of sabotage that feels like it could at least turn into a bit of a whodunnit, but again sort of fizzles out without an exciting resolution.
Minor villains, love-interests, etc are all very predictable from first sighting, and just show more takes forever to reach the end of this book and the happily ever after.
Oh well. Another series completed. show less
Book 2 - Pegasus in Flight was better.
Book 3 - Pegasus in Space.....
... started well enough with an exciting wrap-up of a plot thread hanging over from the previous book. I liked the way this was done as the previous book had enough of a climax and this worked quite well as a start to book 3.
.....and then, not much else happens.... Peter grows up and realises his true abilities - which had been hinted at enough in the previous book that we all knew it was coming.
A bit of sabotage that feels like it could at least turn into a bit of a whodunnit, but again sort of fizzles out without an exciting resolution.
Minor villains, love-interests, etc are all very predictable from first sighting, and just show more takes forever to reach the end of this book and the happily ever after.
Oh well. Another series completed. show less
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82 points, 4 ¼ stars
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Pegasus in Space was written almost a decade after Pegasus in Flight, and after the entirety of the spinoff, The Tower and the Hive, as well. Yet it actually takes place shortly after the events in Pegasus in Flight. And by shortly after, I mean like two or three years. And it still mostly follows the same character, too.
The main character is Peter Reidinger, the quadriplegic super-telekinetic from the previous book. There are a few new side characters, too. This follows Peter's show more journey into space, something he craved to do even in book two when he was confined to a hospital bed. Peter has made it his goal to figure out how to use his telekinesis, specifically his gestalt with electricity, to accomplish space flight. But before he can do that, he has to get out into the working world. He has to figure out the limits of his abilities. He has to figure out how to help other telekinetics create a gestalt with electricity. And he has to find some confidence in himself and his powers.
Throughout it all, Peter comes up with the FT&T organization, which is the organization that is predominant in the Tower and the Hive spinoff series. He is building a guideline to the future, all in his head, while he solves the problem of how to accomplish things in space. Just like in the first book, To Ride Pegasus. Only, this time, Peter doesn't have any precognitive help. Also he is only a young adult, around 18-20 years old over the course of the book. He has a long journey ahead of him.
Overall, I liked Pegasus in Space. However, I did find it a bit boring. I ended up reading this in publication order, not chronological, which meant I read all of the Tower and the Hive first. And overall, I think I was just done with this story before I got to Pegasus in Space. And it didn't help that I was going back in time. Luckily this is the last book in my read, and I'm happy with where the series ended up. show less
82 points, 4 ¼ stars
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“Pete, I have every confidence in you.”
“What if …”
“What if be damned, Reidinger. You’ll never know until you reach the limits of your envelope.”
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Pegasus in Space was written almost a decade after Pegasus in Flight, and after the entirety of the spinoff, The Tower and the Hive, as well. Yet it actually takes place shortly after the events in Pegasus in Flight. And by shortly after, I mean like two or three years. And it still mostly follows the same character, too.
The main character is Peter Reidinger, the quadriplegic super-telekinetic from the previous book. There are a few new side characters, too. This follows Peter's show more journey into space, something he craved to do even in book two when he was confined to a hospital bed. Peter has made it his goal to figure out how to use his telekinesis, specifically his gestalt with electricity, to accomplish space flight. But before he can do that, he has to get out into the working world. He has to figure out the limits of his abilities. He has to figure out how to help other telekinetics create a gestalt with electricity. And he has to find some confidence in himself and his powers.
Throughout it all, Peter comes up with the FT&T organization, which is the organization that is predominant in the Tower and the Hive spinoff series. He is building a guideline to the future, all in his head, while he solves the problem of how to accomplish things in space. Just like in the first book, To Ride Pegasus. Only, this time, Peter doesn't have any precognitive help. Also he is only a young adult, around 18-20 years old over the course of the book. He has a long journey ahead of him.
Overall, I liked Pegasus in Space. However, I did find it a bit boring. I ended up reading this in publication order, not chronological, which meant I read all of the Tower and the Hive first. And overall, I think I was just done with this story before I got to Pegasus in Space. And it didn't help that I was going back in time. Luckily this is the last book in my read, and I'm happy with where the series ended up. show less
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Anne McCaffrey was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 1, 1926. She received a degree in Slavonic languages from Radcliffe College. She worked in advertising for Helena Rubenstein from 1947 to 1952. Her first publication was a short story in Science Fiction Magazine, and her first novel, Restoree, was published in 1967. She is a well-known show more author of over 100 books, mostly science fiction, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Crystal Singer series, Acorna's Children series, The Twins of Petaybee series, and Barque Cats series. She won numerous awards including the Hugo Award for Best Novella for the short story Weyr Search in 1968 and the Nebula Award for Best Novella for Dragonrider in 1969. In 2006, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. She has also written books under the pseudonym Jody Lynn. She died of a stroke on November 21, 2011 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Jerhattan, North America; Bangladesh, Terra; Padrugoi Space Station; Base One, Luna, Sol System
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- A man's reach should exceed his grasp
Or what's a heaven for?
Robert Browning (1855) - Dedication
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Christopher Reeve
with the devout hope that he realizes his ambition - to stand on his own two feet once again in 2002! - First words
- As Peter Reidinger was teleporting in gestalt with the huge Jerhattan Power Station to bring the kinetics down from Padrugoi Space Station to Dhaka, an exhausted group of men and women were trying to reach the shelter of the ... (show all)nearest shomiti.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Softly to himself he said: "Or what's heaven for?"
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