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The world's Talented population has consolidated itself to do its part in launching mankind to the stars and reduce the crowding in the world's cities. But while the Talents have their problems dealing with the construction of a space station upstairs, civil and criminal and human rights problems plague the entire human race on the planet's surface. The terrible crowding has forced a restriction upon how many child a parent can have, and that has resulted in huge numbers of illegal births. And those illegal children that the system misses have become a lucrative resource pool for pederasts and organ recipients, and that is something the governments of the world agree must come to an end. But whomever is behind these criminals has friends in high places. Now it falls to the Talents to stop this illegal trade. Fortunately for them, they've just located two unique individuals: Tirla, whose high degree of empathy and streetwise cunning may prove useful in stopping the planet-bound problems, and young Peter Reidinger, who may have just made the entire space station project redunant!
Pegasus in Flight is a sort of follow-up/sequel to To Ride Pegasus, the book that first introduced readers to the Talented. The characters from that first book--with one exception--have made their contributions to society and faded from the limelight, but their children and grandchildren continue their work, which is to maintain the prestige, autonomy, and social freedom of the Talented.
Although certain parts of this book might be slightly difficul to reconcile to modern life--broad and tall building complexes that house thousands of people in relative discomfort--there is still much that are all too recognizable. For example, the confections that Tirla enjoys at the "Old-Fashioned Parlor of Gastronomical Confections and Irresistable Desserts" or--on a less cheery note--the problems with the "silent voices" of the world (in this case the illegal children whose lives are practically forfeit the moment of their conception). One of the most intriguing and irresistable aspects of this book is the development of Peter Reidinger from nearly total quadriplegia--he could still move his finger slightly--to almost perfect kinetic mobility and the first gestalt telekinetic in the world. It's such a tremendous accomplishment that, although I realize that understanding of extrasensory perception and psychic abilities is minimal and far from perfect, I can't help hoping that someday anyone stricken with such handicapping conditions will be able to move beyond them with the power of the mind alone.
Pegasus in Flight provides the stepping stone from To Ride Pegasus to the rest of the Talent books, as it provides the origins of gestalt telekinesis. And with that new development it's easy to follow the Talents out into the stars. And that's exactly where they're going: to the stars!
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