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A review by sdurr
Pegasus in Flight by Anne McCaffrey
4.0
This second book is a novel that combines the stories of two exceptional and unique Talented children. Picking up several years after Book #1, it deals with political manipulations and attempts by corrupt and greedy individuals to exploit Talent for personal gain. Sound familiar?
The setting is an Earth bursting with overpopulation and wide gaps between the haves and the have nots. But there are plans to build a platform for moving some of the human race into space. The Talent are to play a part in building that platform but the woman in charge fails to understand how her methods and her personality are harmful to Talent. This sets up part of the struggles Talent face throughout this book.
I like how the stories of Peter and Tirla start separately, intertwine, and merge with each other the story of the development of space travel. The adults who guide their training are also interesting and have their own stories as well. Some of the names will sound familiar from The Talent #1, sort of "the next generation."
You will see some these names return in subsequent books about The Talent as they move beyond Earth.
The setting is an Earth bursting with overpopulation and wide gaps between the haves and the have nots. But there are plans to build a platform for moving some of the human race into space. The Talent are to play a part in building that platform but the woman in charge fails to understand how her methods and her personality are harmful to Talent. This sets up part of the struggles Talent face throughout this book.
I like how the stories of Peter and Tirla start separately, intertwine, and merge with each other the story of the development of space travel. The adults who guide their training are also interesting and have their own stories as well. Some of the names will sound familiar from The Talent #1, sort of "the next generation."
You will see some these names return in subsequent books about The Talent as they move beyond Earth.