developed and their employment has become vital. Pegasus in Flight (1990) and its sequel Pegasus in Space show how the Talents enabled human society to extend beyond planet Earth, primarily by assisting space transportation and communication. The Rowan (1990) takes up the Talents and the author's second published story, "The Lady in the Tower" (1959), to initiate the Tower and Hive subseries. Essentially, the title character, the Rowan, is both a Talent and the lady in the tower. The books feature three generations of the most powerful Talents when human society is far-flung in the galaxy and interacts with alien interstellar species. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database catalogues "The Talents Universe" in two subseries. Talents To Ride Pegasus (1973) —collection of stories from 1969 and 1973 Pegasus in Flight (1990) Pegasus in Space (2000) Tower and Hive "The Lady in the Tower", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Apr 1959 "A Meeting of Minds", The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan 1969 The Rowan (1990) —partly based on the 1959 "Lady" Damia (1991) —partly based on the 1969 "Meeting" Damia's Children (1993) Lyon's Pride (1994) The Tower and the Hive (1999) References External links 1973 short story collections Novels by Anne McCaffrey Science fiction short story collections Ballantine Books books Fictional telepaths