![]() ![]() The 'precog' Henry Darrow does not avoid his own foreseen automobile accident. It explains the fortunate scientific discovery of psionic powers and the earliest establishment of the Talents in human society, in Greater New York late during the 20th century (in the future depicted, the conurbation spreading from New Jersey to Manhattan gets named "Jerhattan"). The novella "To Ride Pegasus" is a prequel to the three previously published stories. ![]() We'll find our bridle, I think, with time and training and more practice at riding". "When you ride the winged horse, you can't dismount. ![]() Pegasus is a symbol for Talent, early adopted by Henry Darrow: "You'd see a lot from the back of a winged horse. All eight books feature so-called Talents, people with psionic powers such as empathy, telepathy, teleportation, telekinesis, clairvoyance, precognition, and the ability to find what is lost ('finders'). To Ride Pegasus originates the fictional premise of the Talents universe, the setting for seven novels published 1990 to 2000: two more "Pegasus" books and five "Tower and Hive" books. "To Ride Pegasus" is also the title of the novella, the first of the four stories that was original to the collection. To Ride Pegasus is a collection of four science fiction stories by American writer Anne McCaffrey, published by Ballantine Books in 1973 and later under its Del Rey imprint. ![]()
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