Psion

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Joan D. Vinge

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When first published, readers young and old eagerly devoured the tale of a street-hardened survivor named Cat, a half-human, half-alien orphan telepath. Named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Cat’s story has been continued by Hugo-award winning and international best-selling author Joan D. Vinge with the very popular Catspaw and Dreamfall. Now, 25 years later, this special anniversary edition of Psion contains a new introduction by the author and “Psiren,” a story never before included in any trade edition of Psion. This tough, gritty tale of an outsider whose only chance for redemption is as an undercover agent for an interstellar government that by turns punishes and helps him, is as fresh and powerful today as it was in 1982.

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CHAPTER ONE

It started where it ended, in Quarro. Quarro is the main city on Ardattee, the garden spot of the galaxy, the Hub, the Heart, the Crown of the Federation. Somehow it always looked more like the garbage dump to me; but that was because I lived in Quarro’s Oldcity.

My name is Cat. Cat’s not my real name, but it fits, and I like it. I don’t know my real name. They always called me Cat on the streets because of my eyes: green eyes that see in the dark, that don’t look human.

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“Strong, well-written, complex.”
--The Horn Book on Psion
 
“One of the most impressive practitioners in the genre.”
--Science Fiction Chronicle on Joan Vinge

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realy great book ...more
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Anne  rated it  
Aug 20, 2010
I spotted this when I was shelving, read the blurb and knew it was one I needed to read. It's an easy fast read, full of twists and turns and with very 3D characters, not only Cat, but the other characters too. Although it's his story, the others play a big part and in the finish it's working togeth ...more
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Ruby  rated it  
Jun 1, 2010
I didn't actually lay hands on a copy of this until much later than the second and third books. And I didn't hurry to acquire THEM, as I'd not enjoyed the "Queen" books, which seemed like dumbed-down Melissa Scott mixed with imitation Sydney J. Van Scyoc. But I loved the second and third b ...more
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Bestselling author JOAN D. VINGE won the Hugo Award for her novel The Snow Queen. Her other novels include The Summer Queen, World's End, and Heaven Chronicles. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Psion
Cat (Volume 1 of 3)
Joan D. Vinge

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Tom Doherty Associates
Tor Books
March 2007
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ISBN: 9780765303400
ISBN10: 076530340X
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 368 pages
$15.95
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