In “Novice” she manages to outwit her evil aunt who has plans of taking her pet away from her, a large cat-like animal Telzey has named Tick-Tock. In this novel consisting of Telzey’s first two adventures, during the course of which she begins to gain knowledge and control of her one-in-a-million telepathic powers, she is only a 15-year-old girl going to law school. From all accounts they were very popular at the time, often gaining cover story status. There were in all a dozen or more Telzey Amberdon stories, all first appearing in Analog SF and over the years collected and repackaged in various shapes and forms, most recently by Baen Books. Although not so stated, this novel is a fix-up consisting of two previously published stories “Novice” ( Analog SF, June 1962) and “Undercurrrents” (serialized in Analog SF, May & June 1964). Ace F-314, paperback original 1st printing, 1964.
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