Pledge

by Kip Pettigrew

Troy Williamson was a typical boy in a dysfunctional American family. That life ended the day he began telepathically influencing those around him. Unable to return home, Troy becomes a pledge of the Noreastern Guild, one of the secret societies that control regional identity and belief. As he struggles to master his abilities, Troy discovers he has gifts different even from his fellow telepaths and secrets he dare not share, even with his mentor. Troy hopes to become a guild brother and help mankind, but his power could be the biggest threat the guild has ever known.

386 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Anders Cahill · Rating 4 out of 5]

The underlying premise of this story is fascinating and creative. The emotions of one person can literally influence the emotions of everyone else. This serves as the backdrop for an excellent and intense coming-of-age story with a great lead character. I really enjoyed it.

[Joseph Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this twice and the 2nd part comes out soon, this is probably the best book you never heard of, a must read! Highly recommend this novel

[David Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a big fan of fictional rewrites of history, especially those that offer plausible alternative explanations for the historical record. With a keen eye on the history and culture of the era, the author is able to make a case for why regional identities seem so firm, yet prone to changing over the course of a few months or years, or why the 80's seemed...dented, culturally.

A superhero origin, of sorts, this book was a lot of fun to read, without as much focus on the negative angst and more heavily zeroed in on the joys of finding out one is actually special, especially at a young age.