Lorna Hopkins Keith

This is the third book of a trilogy about an Earthborn clan who has been afflicted with a mind Talent by a race of dying aliens to replace themselves. Grandmother Lyn, daughter Perri, and granddaughter Marisa must find a place where they can live without inflicting their Talents on other beings.

Can two peoples alien to each other coexist on the same world?Ping, a small, lavender-furred humanoid, has discovered that her peoples' undersea habitat is not as perfect as the high chiefs believe.As mistakes in the biocomputer and damage to the structure mount, and the chiefs ignore her warnings, she is called upon to create a new colony on land with the aid of humans who live there.In the human colonies, Kaylyn and others become concerned by the Phren, as their technology is far beyond that of the humans.Will both peoples survive?

When Janni's mindTalent leads her to space, she discovers other human colonies ... and a threat to them all.On the world of Peace, Janni must persuade her clan of the danger, and move the colonists from another, larger planet to her world.On Cityworld, in the community of Starview, leader Samanda Lar, facing earthquakes, and water and food shortages after their disastrous move from dying City, foresees a coming menace and faces the daunting task of convincing her people to move to another world.When aliens attack Peace, Janni must convince the Watchers, who have programmed Janni's clan to replace them, that her clan should remain human.

When Janni's mindTalent leads her to space, she discovers other human colonies ... and a threat to them all.On the world of Peace, Janni must persuade her clan of the danger, and move the colonists from another, larger planet to her world.On Cityworld, in the community of Starview, leader Samanda Lar, facing earthquakes, and water and food shortages after their disastrous move from dying City, foresees a coming menace and faces the daunting task of convincing her people to move to another world.When aliens attack Peace, Janni must convince the Watchers, who have programmed Janni's clan to replace them, that her clan should remain human.

After Samanda Lar destroys her ex-husband, the Volen hand her the mission of saving the people of City and establishing their new home.The Volen leave City to dissolve, forcing Sam to deal with her people amid the coming collapse, and the alien colonies on this world.Sam is aided by her twin, Brad, and her alien brother, Max (who becomes Maxee). Joining them is Todd, whose mother took in the twins when their mother left when they were five, and Arlene, the governor's assistant who actually runs City. Together, they find a new home for the residents of City - but one that comes with its own problems.

After Samanda Lar destroys her ex-husband, the Volen hand her the mission of saving the people of City and establishing their new home.The Volen leave City to dissolve, forcing Sam to deal with her people amid the coming collapse, and the alien colonies on this world.Sam is aided by her twin, Brad, and her alien brother, Max (who becomes Maxee). Joining them is Todd, whose mother took in the twins when their mother left when they were five, and Arlene, the governor's assistant who actually runs City. Together, they find a new home for the residents of City - but one that comes with its own problems.