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Cover of Jack the Bodiless

Jack the Bodiless

Julian May (1992)

SubgenreScience Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
SeriesGalactic Milieu #1
SettingNear-Future Earth
CSM age16
Goodreads4.2

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Death of ChildTerminal IllnessMurder

Positive tags

Found Familysibling bond

Tropes

PsionicsInterstellar PoliticsGalactic EmpireFirst ContactGenetic EngineeringMorally Gray ProtagonistAncient Alien Mystery

Themes

Power and CorruptionIdentitySacrificePolitical IntrigueComing of Age

Synopsis

From back cover of Del Rey paperback: In the year 2051, Earth stood on the bring of acceptance as a full member of the Galactic Milieu, a confederation of worlds spread across the galaxy. Leading humanity was the powerful Remillard family, but somebody -- or some *thing* -- known only as "Fury" wanted them out of the way. Only Rogi Remillard, the chosen tool of the most powerful alien being in the Milieu, and his nephew Marc, the greatest metapsychic yet born on Earth, knew about Fury. But even they were powerless to stop it when it began to kill off Remillards and other metapsychic operants -- and all the suspects were Remillards themselves. Meanwhile, a Remillard son was born, a boy who could represent the future of all humanity. His incredible mind was more powerful even than his brother Marc's -- but he was destined to be destroyed by his own DNA... unless Fury got to him first!

Tags

Science FantasySpace OperaFamily SagaPsychic Powers