This is a solid YA novel set in a semi-dystopian future. Earth has been affected by a plague and, while a vaccine has been developed, there are side effects. One boy discovers that he has been affected and the government picks him up, wanting him to use his abilities to help them in their fight against a rival country.The writing in this novel is solid. I liked the action that Mr. Gowans builds into the book. The characters are, for the most part, fully fleshed out. There is still some room to learn more about various people, but for this novel, there was enough detail.This is the first in a series. I would recommend this to others and will be looking for other books in the series! For a first crack from a self-published author, this one is solid gold. For a short, and hopefully not critical summary, this is Harry Potter meets Ender's Game (sort of).Sammy is a compelling and complex hero, with the same frustrations that are typically locked in for a teenager. Jacob keeps him human, all the while he discovers his extraordinary abilities.I got this book for free from Amazon for my Kindle, but it had the desired effect, because I immediately bought the 2nd and 3rd books in the series (there will be 5 in total).The ending is a little hard to handle emotionally, but being able to jump into the 2nd book quickly resolved that for me.I look forward to the 4th installment in the Psion series, the author has set this up incredibly well.
What do You think about Psion Beta (2010)?
Very, very good book. Good if you like all things sci-fi.
—bushrazia
This book is free today for kindle! 6/1/13!
—tookers10
3.5 StarsSolid starts to this new series :)
—racerart
