Jack the bodiless Book

The first in the Galactic Milieu trilogy, a sequel, or prequel depending on how you look at it, to the Sage of The Pliocene Exiles. Timewise this book covers the first few years after first contact and the rise of the latest generation of the Remillard family to prominence. Things begin to change with the illegal birth of Jack. He suffers from many birth defects (the title is a major spoiler here), but his psychic powers are more advanced than any other human.

Not an easy book to read for two reasons.

First, Julian May was a writer of several thousand encyclopedia entries and that background lends her to use a vocabulary of many unusual words. Having a dictionary, and or, Google ready at hand is strongly advised. Even so, I came across a couple of words where I had to do a deep dive into the specific subject matter to find the meaning. A straight Google search didn't find anything useful.

Secondly, I found some of the medical procedures and Jacks suffering disturbing to read.

A great start to the trilogy, but I need to read something a bit lighter before moving on to book two.