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Kaitlyn Fairchild and her friends--psychics all--have discovered the dark secret of the Zetes Institute, and they want nothing to do with it. They have no choice but to flee, and flee before Mr. Zetes can destroy them. However, where can they go? The only place they can think of is the strange scene that appears in all their dreams: of a northern beach and a headland. Stealing a van and driving northward, they have no one to depend upon but each other. And yet...can they really escape out of Mr. Zetes' reach? Can they move beyond the power of the psychics he's already conditioned and corrupted? And will their hoped-for sanctuary be a refuge or a dead end...in both senses of the words?
Dark Visions--The Possessed is the second volume of a trilogy, taking up where The Strange Power left off. Now we get to see some of the darker aspects of psychic ability at work as their enemies track and attack Kaitlyn and her friends. The author presents various characteristics of psychic attacks that I'd never heard of, not even on the television documentaries on ESP and all that. I mean, I've never heard slug trails or footprints indicating the usage of psychic abilities--and I'm not entirely certain if it's true or if it is the author's innovation--but it's interesting, all the more so because...well, that will keep until later.
I like the way the author smoothly incorporates the imagery of vampires into the work. The logic behind the vampire mythos and the relationship to the psychic vampirism that Gabriel's suffering from is entirely plausible and believable. Certainly it might seem convoluted and more a composite of several beliefs rather than a single one, but it is still possibly the best explanation for it that I've ever heard. That is, I'll always be a big fan of the classic-type vampire--you know, fangs, blood-sucking, shape-changing, etc.--but Gabriel's version is just as interesting.
Although a YA novel, Dark Visions--The Possessed and its predecessor and later sibling are enjoyable reads. Their exploration of extra-sensory perception in a modern, current setting is a welcome change from the advanced, futuristic way that it's been handled in recent years. Why not enjoy the immediacy, the nowness of the book yourself? Read it and experience it today!
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