Pegasus in Space, Anne McCaffrey
Pegasus in Space, Anne McCaffrey
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Pegasus in Space

Author: Anne McCaffrey

Narrator: Sharon Williams

Unabridged: 13 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/25/2005

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

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 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?

About Anne McCaffrey

Anne McCaffrey, one of the world’s most popular authors, is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern® series. She was the first woman to win the two top prizes for science fiction writing, the Hugo and Nebula awards. She was also given the American Library Association’s Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement in Young Adult Fiction, was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and was named a Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Grand Master. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1926, McCaffrey relocated to Ireland in the 1970s, where she lived in a house of her own design, named Dragonhold-Underhill. She died in 2011.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen’s Library on May 21, 2018

Another incredible feel good reread for me. This third book in the series is my favorite as it explains the origins of everything in the next series which starts with The Rowan. This book also captures much of what I love about sci-fi as it's mostly set on a space station orbiting around Earth. I'm l......more

Goodreads review by S on November 22, 2017

This stands the test of time. I have read this book more times than I can count. It is the perfect distraction from the harsh realities of the "real world". If you haven't already read it read it.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on December 20, 2021

Reread Sept 2016......more