Pegasus in Flight
{{Short description|1990 novel by Anne McCaffrey}}
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| author = Anne McCaffrey
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| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Talents Universe
| release_number = 2
| genre = Science fiction
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| publisher = Del Rey Books
| publisher2 = Ballantine Books
| pub_date = December 1990
| media_type = Print
| pages = 290
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| isbn = 0345368967
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| oclc = 21410058
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| preceded_by = To Ride Pegasus
| followed_by = Pegasus in Space
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Pegasus in Flight (1990) is a science fiction novel by American writer Anne McCaffrey set in her "Talents Universe". It is the sequel to a 1973 collection of short stories, To Ride Pegasus, and its 2000 sequel Pegasus in Space completed a trilogy.{{isfdb series |700 |title=Talents Universe}}. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
Pegasus in Flight continues the story of the Talents, a group of powerful psychics whose abilities have become vital to the Earth's economy. However, the same abilities that make them so valued, also make them targets of exploitation; and the world's most ambitious project, the Padrugoi space station, requires the Talents to make great sacrifices for the good of the entire planet.
Characters
This novel introduces several characters:
- Rhyssa Owen: Head of the Parapsychic Center, a powerful telepath who will stop at nothing to protect her people's rights.
- Boris Roznine: Chief of the LEO (Law Enforcement and Order) organization, a by-the-book cop and skilled telepath as well.
- Sascha Roznine: Boris' twin, he shares a strong mental link with his brother—but their loyalties sometimes conflict.
- Tirla: Illegal street-child and expert survivor, Tirla uses her hidden Talent for communication to make herself useful to the criminals who run the Linears—the overcrowded housing projects of the mega-city of Jerhattan.
- Peter Reidinger: A teenage boy trapped in a paralyzed body, but with the most powerful mental abilities on Earth.
- Ponsit Prosit: A self-proclaimed "reverend" and con artist who uses religion to stir up the masses for his own gain and hides a dark secret.
- Prince Phanibal Shimaz: Traffic engineer and Prince of Malaysia West, he is closely involved in the project. Shimaz is an expert in Josephson junctions.
- Ludmilla Barchenka: Fanatical head of the Padrugoi project, she sees all people—Talent or otherwise—as resources to be used up and cast aside.
References
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External links
- {{ISFDB title|1405}}
- {{isfdb series|700|title=Talents Universe}}
{{Talent stories}}
{{Anne McCaffrey}}
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Category:1990 science fiction novels