Pegasus in Space - Hardcover

McCaffrey, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345434668 ISBN 13: 9780345434661

Publisher: Del Rey Books, 2000

Synopsis

While the Earth strains to support its population with limited resources, bases are being built on the Moon, Mars, and in Earth orbit, and saboteurs are plotting to scuttle the colonization efforts.

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Review:

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

Review:

"Few are better at mixing elements of high fantasy and hard science fiction."
--The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0345434668
• ISBN 13: 9780345434661
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 373