The now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The shining) must save a very special twelve-year-old girl from a tribe of murderous paranormals.

When socialite Antonina's telekinetic powers manifest, they make her the subject of malicious gossip, until the telekinetic performer Hector Auvray teaches her how to control them, and the two form a passionate courtship.

After learning that she can see ghosts, twelve-year-old Kendall's disbelieving boyfriend breaks up with her.

After his patron is assassinated, Counselor and Isolate Steffan Dekkard must handle political infighting and ongoing assassination attempts while uncovering who is supplying arms to insurrectionists.

With her friends divided and scattered, and the Black Swan wanting her to focus on their projects, Sophie is led in a different direction to Stellarlune, which might be their salvation or destruction, and learns the true meaning of power--and evil.

"She was safe in a world of darkness. Now danger threatens in the cold light of day...Before the experimental surgery that gave her sight, Kendra Michaels developed her other senses to an amazing capacity. Now she can identify a Nissan by the sound of its engine, a Norelco electric razor by the pattern of stubble it leaves behind, or an obscure colorless fire accelerant by its sweet smell. Law enforcement agencies clamor for her rare powers of perception...