The Wings of Pegasus by Anne McCaffrey

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These abridgments are an easy introduction to the science fiction of Anne McCaffrey, who is best known for her fantasy series, the Dragonriders of Pern. Adrienne Barbeau narrates this bundling of two futuristic novels with telepaths and other extraordinary people at their core. She moves the... read more

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Henry Darrow: A precog -- one who can see the future -- and co-founder of the Center, a place for Talents to live, work, and train their gifts.
Molly Mahoney: A nurse with healing powers who co-founded the Center with her husband, Henry Darrow.
Daffyd op Owen: The second leader of the Center, and a powerful telepath.
Amalda: An empath capable of controlling crowds made of thousands of people, yet still scared of one man who keeps following her.
Peter Reidinger: A young, paralyzed kinetic who attracts the attention of the Center in the most unusual fashion.
Tirla: A young street waif whose skill with languages has won her a precarious place in her multicultural ghetto of a neighborhood.
Rhyssa Owen: Granddaughter of Daffyd, powerful telepath, and the Center's best hope to protect the Talents from the grasping hands of the government.

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The slick pavement, oily with rain and motor lubricants that had dripped from the hundreds of ill-repaired vehicles utilizing the major north-south artery into Jerhattan, caused the accident.

1. To Ride Pegasus
2. Pegasus in Flight