Isobelle Carmody: The farseekers (1990, Viking)
Paperback, 325 pages
English language
Published Sept. 28, 1990 by Viking.
In the two years since its takeover of Obernewtyn, the secret community of Misfits has flourished. Protected by their remoteness, Elspeth Gordie and her allies have worked hard to develop their forbidden mental abilities--all in preparation for their inevitable confrontation with the totalitarian Council. And though their training is far from complete, the Misfits can no longer stay hidden when they learn of the existence of a new Talent--one whose power may eclipse anything they have seen before. From the Paperback edition.
Again, the protagonist has little to no personality, and the misuse of words ("lore" in particular comes to mind) grates on me badly. It was another wham-bam-thankya-ma'am ending, but overall a few steps up from Obernewtyn. I'm not itching to read the next installment, however.
