They were extraordinary people who read minds, healed bodies, diverted disasters, foretold the future—and became pariahs in their own land.
Molly was a nurse whose hands could heal far better than most modern medical treatments.
Charity, a hooker with a heart of gold, had extrasensory skills that put her other talents to shame.
Barbara could locate a crook on the lam as easily as she could find a missing pair of glasses…and she could also drive the Police Commissioner right up the wall.
Dorotea was a perfect baby in every way—and a little more perfect in some ways, since she could screen others for hidden Talents while she was still in diapers.
Amalda at 22 had the voice of an angel and the as-yet-untrained powers to broadcast emotions that could control thousands…In the wrong hands, she could become a lethal weapon.
They were the Talented—an elite cadre that had stepped out of the everyday human race…to enter their own!
