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"Blade Runner meets X-Men in this follow-up to Mind Storm where humanity faces extinction and it's up to a group of rogue psions to save society Fans of Charles Stross and Hannu Rajaniemi will lose themselves in this adventure as Threnody Corwin and her team of rogue Strykers contend with the aftermath of the events in Mind Storm and the unlocking of a new kind of psion power. They're on the run with Lucas Serca, who is closer than ever to destroying the World Court and his father's grip on the planet. Targeting the hidden cache of the planet's food supply meant to transform Mars into a paradise for the chosen few, Lucas triggers an escalating fight with the ruling government as worldwide chaos ensues. It's up to Threnody to save society before it destroys itself, but the cost is high and in the end, there is no such thing as compromise. There is only survival"--
"Fans of Charles Stross and Hannu Rajaniemi will lose themselves in this adventure as Threnody Corwin and her team of rogue Strykers contend with the aftermath of the events in Mind Storm and the unlocking of a new kind of psion power. They're on the run with Lucas Serca, who is closer than ever to destroying the World Court and his father's grip on the planet. Targeting the hidden cache of the planet's food supply meant to transform Mars into a paradise for the chosen few, Lucas triggers an escalating fight with the ruling government as worldwide chaos ensues. It's up to Threnody to save society before it destroys itself, but the cost is high and in the end, there is no such thing as compromise. There is only survival"--
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Pros: lots of action, powerful characters had limitations, complex plot gets resolved
Cons: hard to believe just how much Lucas's group achieves with so little rest and time to heal from previous injuries
This is the second volume of the Stryker Syndicate duology that started with Mind Storm. The action starts directly where Mind Storm ended, with Lucas and his group heading to the Arctic while their actions in Buffalo cause problems for the Strykers, the Warhounds and the World Court. The World Court continues their preparations for leaving the Earth, even as Lucas undermines their efforts.
This is a quick moving book with a lot going on. Lucas pushes his people on mission after mission, which, considering the amount of damage they take each mission gets a bit hard to believe. On the other hand, it makes the psions less uber powerful, so the fights have more of a challenge to them. Indeed, I really liked the fact that psions as powerful as Lucas and Jason had limits to their abilities. I also liked how lower powered psions could link their abilities, making their enemies powerful as well, even though they're not as highly ranked.
There's non stop action in this book, with so many missions and so many plot threads that all come together in a final, climactic battle that no one, neither psions nor the humans around them, is left unscathed.
If you like post-apocalyptic societies and characters with super powers, you'll love this duology.