Pegasus in Flight explained

Pegasus in Flight
Author:	Anne McCaffrey
Cover Artist:	Michael Whelan
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Series:	Talents Universe
Release Number:	2
Genre:	Science fiction
Publisher:	Del Rey Books
Publisher2:	Ballantine Books
Pub Date:	December 1990
Media Type:	Print
Pages:	290
Isbn:	0345368967
Oclc:	21410058
Preceded By:	To Ride Pegasus
Followed By:	Pegasus in Space

Pegasus in Flight (1990) is a science fiction novel by American writer Anne McCaffrey set in her "Talents Universe". It is the sequel to a 1973 collection of short stories, To Ride Pegasus, and its 2000 sequel Pegasus in Space completed a trilogy.^[1]

Pegasus in Flight continues the story of the Talents, a group of powerful psychics whose abilities have become vital to the Earth's economy. However, the same abilities that make them so valued, also make them targets of exploitation; and the world's most ambitious project, the Padrugoi space station, requires the Talents to make great sacrifices for the good of the entire planet.

Characters

This novel introduces several characters:

Rhyssa Owen: Head of the Parapsychic Center, a powerful telepath who will stop at nothing to protect her people's rights.
Boris Roznine: Chief of the LEO (Law Enforcement and Order) organization, a by-the-book cop and skilled telepath as well.
Sascha Roznine: Boris' twin, he shares a strong mental link with his brother—but their loyalties sometimes conflict.
Tirla: Illegal street-child and expert survivor, Tirla uses her hidden Talent for communication to make herself useful to the criminals who run the Linears—the overcrowded housing projects of the mega-city of Jerhattan.
Peter Reidinger: A teenage boy trapped in a paralyzed body, but with the most powerful mental abilities on Earth.
Ponsit Prosit: A self-proclaimed "reverend" and con artist who uses religion to stir up the masses for his own gain and hides a dark secret.
Prince Phanibal Shimaz: Traffic engineer and Prince of Malaysia West, he is closely involved in the project. Shimaz is an expert in Josephson junctions.
Ludmilla Barchenka: Fanatical head of the Padrugoi project, she sees all people—Talent or otherwise—as resources to be used up and cast aside.

Notes and References

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