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Anne McCaffrey is best known for the Dragonriders of Pern, but her loose "Talents" SF series about superpsychics has been running almost as long. This began with the near-future (1973), To Ride Pegasus continuing a couple of generations later in Pegasus in Flight (1990). Book two introduced a crowd of new characters, notably the paralysed boy Peter whose telekinetic talent can not only move his body without help from his ruined nervous system, but--with practice--even lift payloads into orbit.
Pegasus in Space follows directly on, with mayhem and mutiny at the opening of a manned space station which Peter and talented friends helped build. Further hassles follow during his training for space haulage work: obstructive bureaucrats, crooked suppliers, murder attempts and skilful sabotage. McCaffrey specialises in feelgood adventure SF, full of romance, warm friendships and hearty meals. Somehow her villains never quite convince, and their villainies are so rapidly dealt with that the story rarely builds up much suspense. Meanwhile, the orphan girl Amiriyah who's adopted into Peter's family has a mysterious, subtle talent of her own, one which we soon guess will change his life ...
Our young hero's ambitions foreshadow this series' later, far-future books (beginning with the 1990 The Rowan ), whose "kinetics" hurl cargo across huge interstellar gulfs. While most people think his talent needs careful conservation, Peter has already teleported supplies to the Moon and has secret plans for Mars, the asteroids, and the moons of Jupiter. It all makes for an agreeable, lightweight read. --David Langford --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The long awaited final volume in the Pegasus series.
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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 nearest shomiti. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've wanted to read this ever since it came out around easter... I wish I'd bought it earlier. The commissioning of Padrugoi Station and the continuing saga of Peter Reidinger is a top form Mccaffrey novel. There is also the happy ending that we have all been waiting for! (I'll say no more about that because I don't want to spoil the book if you haven't read it yet). All in all well worth the money I would recommend this book. It's a must if you have read the previous two ("To Ride Pegasus" & "Pegasus In Flight")
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Excellent book, just a shame we had to wait so long for it. Let's hope the next one will not make us wait so long. This is the third book in the Talent series which was started somewhere in the 70s. We see some of the characters of the previous books as they grow up to become adult and grow into their specific talents. As can be expected of McCaffrey the characters are well worked out and the plotting is excellent in it's complex simplicity. The end of the book somehow gives the impression this may be the last one in the series. I just hope it's not.
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Yet again Annne mcCafferey succeeds in producing a top class book one i would reccommend to anyone; it is definitely one i will keep and read again.
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Fun book
Not as good as some Anne McCaffrey books, but still very good. There is no romantic storyline, but it is fun to see the world of Talent evolving.
Published 6 months ago by dutnan
Aspirations over the moon and beyond the stars
Pegasus in Space follows the teenaged years of Peter Reindinger the strongest psychic talent discovered. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2003 by C. A. Preedy
Fact or Fiction?
It makes me wonder whether or not the psychic abilities are actually real or a figment of the author's imagination. But then that is the whole point...to make the reader wonder. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2001
Politics and more politics, but good
My one complianent about this, and indeed the rest of the 'Talents' series is that is seems always about the politics of the Talented and FT&T. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2001
A fitting addition to the series
I have been waiting for this volume to complete the story for a long time, and I wasn't disappointed either. A really good read
Published on 8 Aug 2000
Great book to wrap up the first Talent series
This is a great book, better than some of her more recent works, but it seems to suffer slightly from being a "wrap up" of some loose ends. Read more
Published on 16 July 2000 by slawson@mac.com
A pretty good vintage, although a little forced.
Definately better than some of her more recent books, this book continues the story of the the Talents involvement in the colonization of space. Read more
Published on 26 April 2000 by Jo Lee
A great story that spans the pegasus and the Rowan tales
A very good book. I enjoyed it very much. Apart from being a good story that spans the space between the beginings of telepathic Talents, the set up of FT&T and further... Read more
Published on 18 April 2000 by Marketa
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