Impulse
by:
Steven Gould (author)
Cent has a secret. She lives in isolation, with her parents, hiding from the people who took her father captive and tortured him to gain control over his ability to teleport, and from the government agencies who want to use his talent. Cent has seen the world, but only from the safety of her...
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Cent has a secret. She lives in isolation, with her parents, hiding from the people who took her father captive and tortured him to gain control over his ability to teleport, and from the government agencies who want to use his talent. Cent has seen the world, but only from the safety of her parents’ arms. She’s teleported more than anyone on Earth, except for her mother and father, but she’s never been able to do it herself. Her life has never been in danger. Until the day when she went snowboarding without permission and triggered an avalanche. When the snow and ice thundered down on her, she suddenly found herself in her own bedroom. That was the first time.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780765327574 (0765327570)
Publish date: January 15th 2013
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Series: Jumper (#3)
The was a fun novel that continues the story line that was begun in Reflex. This one was a much more seeming YA read rather than the previous two which, IMHO, were both adult novels though this did not lessen the enjoyment that I got from this. This is (mostly) the story of Davy and Millie's child (...
The was a fun novel that continues the story line that was begun in Reflex. This one was a much more seeming YA read rather than the previous two which, IMHO, were both adult novels though this did not lessen the enjoyment that I got from this. This is (mostly) the story of Davy and Millie's child (...
Gould's Impulse features one of the best characterizations I've seen of a bright but believable teenage female in any genre, never mind in SF. This is thus far, my favorite of all of Gould's books. He's a solid writer—but this book has a lot of heart.
A very different kind of book than its predecessors _Jumper_ and _Reflex_. The protagonist is Cent, daughter of David and Millie, and it's the story of how she deals with her ability to jump, in the context of an American High School. (I'm not a fan of the American High School as a setting.) The thr...
The novel is very readable and it is my own fault for going into this without reading the first two but it does say that the story contained within can function quite well as a standalone. However, I think if I had read the series in its entirety, I would perhaps have been familiar with the author’s...