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(3.91) | 28 | Fantasy.
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HTML: An origin story of Julian May's Galactic Milieu Trilogy and a link to her Saga of Pliocene Exileâ??"a superb piece of speculative fiction" (Library Journal). They have always been among usâ??the telepaths, the persons possessing higher mind-powers that have been called "metapsychic"â??but they have always been few and far between and their abilities weak or erratic. Until now . . . Human evolution makes a quantum leap. And all over the world, people begin to be born with extraordinary minds. Some of them are geniuses and some are very ordinary. But all of these metapsychic operants have mind-powers that "normal" humanity considers amazingâ??and dangerous. Intervention paints this advent of Homo superior in a broad and colorful chronicle that begins in 1945 and culminates in 2013. Its many characters reveal the impact of higher mind-powers upon the possessors themselves, upon their "normal" associates, and upon a troubled society striving to avoid nuclear annihilation. The metapsychic operants are secretive and fearful at first. When they reveal themselves they are regarded with awe, exploited, and finally persecuted. They are torn by the dilemma of what role to play: are they destined to save the "normal" from global war, even if it means that they must use their mental powers to subjugate the race that gave birth to them? The book's principal protagonists are members of the Remillard family of New Hampshireâ??whose descendants are featured in Julian May's worldwide bestselling Saga of Pliocene Exile. Intervention details with humor, thundering action, and scientific insight a world where the human mind does much more than thinkâ??a world that is fantastic, but by no means… (more) |
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Evolutionary creativity always renders invalid the “law of large numbers” and acts in an elitist way. —Erich Jantsch The Self-Organizing Universe At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is, But neither arrest nor movement. And do not call it fixity, Where past and future are gathered. Neither movement from nor towards, Neither ascent nor decline. Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance. —T. S. Eliot “Burnt Norton” | |
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To Robie Macauley | |
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The proverbial February thaw did not materialize for the 203rd annual Dartmouth Winter Carnival, and the temperature was around -10° Celsius when Uncle Rogi Remillard emerged from the sanctuary of the Peter Christian Tavern into a blustery, festive night. | |
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HTML: An origin story of Julian May's Galactic Milieu Trilogy and a link to her Saga of Pliocene Exileâ??"a superb piece of speculative fiction" (Library Journal). They have always been among usâ??the telepaths, the persons possessing higher mind-powers that have been called "metapsychic"â??but they have always been few and far between and their abilities weak or erratic. Until now . . . Human evolution makes a quantum leap. And all over the world, people begin to be born with extraordinary minds. Some of them are geniuses and some are very ordinary. But all of these metapsychic operants have mind-powers that "normal" humanity considers amazingâ??and dangerous. Intervention paints this advent of Homo superior in a broad and colorful chronicle that begins in 1945 and culminates in 2013. Its many characters reveal the impact of higher mind-powers upon the possessors themselves, upon their "normal" associates, and upon a troubled society striving to avoid nuclear annihilation. The metapsychic operants are secretive and fearful at first. When they reveal themselves they are regarded with awe, exploited, and finally persecuted. They are torn by the dilemma of what role to play: are they destined to save the "normal" from global war, even if it means that they must use their mental powers to subjugate the race that gave birth to them? The book's principal protagonists are members of the Remillard family of New Hampshireâ??whose descendants are featured in Julian May's worldwide bestselling Saga of Pliocene Exile. Intervention details with humor, thundering action, and scientific insight a world where the human mind does much more than thinkâ??a world that is fantastic, but by no means ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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For 60,000 years, the worlds of the Galactic Milieu have observed Earth, waiting for humanity to evolve sufficiently to join them. Now, humanity is almost ready for Intervention. Across the world, children with unusual mental powers are being born, known as operants. One such is Rogi Remillard, humble book dealer. Helped by an entity he labels the family ghost, Rogi will inadvertently steer his family – and so all mankind – into the future.
Rogi's journey starts with his nephew Denis, as he guides his strong metapsychic abilities. The young man's irresponsible father certainly isn't interested, focusing instead on his volatile son Victor. Yet Victor's own emerging powers make him increasingly dangerous. Events take a dark turn when Victor starts consorting with criminals, eventually setting his sights on undermining society itself. Only his family can bring him down, but Denis may be forced to call to the stars for help. | |
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Scritto benissimo, l'abilità dell'autrice è palese e ha un modo di raccontare originale e coinvolgente ma... la storia no. Non mi prende, non mi convince e non mi fa venire voglia di perderci tempo.
E' ridondante in troppe sue parti, lentissimo in altre, ma cosi lento che dopo cento pagine la storia è proseguita di pochissimo.
E comunque non mi ha preso per nulla.
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