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Telzey Amberdon - James H. Schmitz, Eric Flint
Telzey Amberdon
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Telzey Amberdon was only in her teens when she discovered that she was a telepath. Not only a telepath, but a xenotelepath, able to communicate mentally not just with humans, but with alien intelligences. And she turned out to be one of the most powerful telepaths in the history of the galactic... show more
Telzey Amberdon was only in her teens when she discovered that she was a telepath. Not only a telepath, but a xenotelepath, able to communicate mentally not just with humans, but with alien intelligences. And she turned out to be one of the most powerful telepaths in the history of the galactic civilization called the Hub.First she had to deal with an alien race that humans hadn't realized were intelligent, and who were about to eliminate those troublesome humans who thought they were colonizing an uninhabited world. Then, she had to fend off the secret psi agents of the Psychological Corps who took a dim view of any telepath, let alone one with Telzey's powers, operating outside of their control. Next, she stumbled across a telepathic serial killer, who used an unstoppable predator, under his mental control, to hunt and kill his victims -- and Telzey was to be the catch of the day.It was fortunate for the human race that she survived, since she next found herself in the middle of a secret war between two hidden races of genetically engineered humans. They called it the "Lion Game," and they made the mistake of thinking that in this clash of predators, Telzey was just a harmless kitten. But when the dust settled, Telzey would be the only one purring....
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780671578510 (0671578510)
ASIN: 671578510
Publisher: Baen
Pages no: 436
Edition language: English
Category:
Science Fiction
Series: Complete Federation of the Hub (#1)
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it
4.0 Good Back-in-the-Day-SF: "Telzey Amberdon" by James H. Schmitz
A lot of very readable and entertaining SF is grounded in Clarke's observation that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." A character who pops what looks like an aspirin tablet into what looks like a microwave and then retrieves and eats a vindaloo is behaving as re...
Affairs of M/Men
Affairs of M/Men rated it
3.0
I read this so long ago I don't remember much about it. But I did love it back then.
Misericordia
Misericordia rated it
5.0 Telzey Amberdon
A jem of si-fi. Depicts Telzey, an irregular schoolgirl who turned out to be a xenotelepath. And that was just the start of the adventures.
Misericordia
Misericordia rated it
5.0 Telzey Amberdon
A jem of si-fi. Depicts Telzey, an irregular schoolgirl who turned out to be a xenotelepath. And that was just the start of the adventures.
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