SFF

Gifted & Talented

Tor. Apr. 2025. 496p. ISBN 9781250883407. $29.99. FANTASY
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Thayer Wren, the father of modern technology and founder of Wrenfare Magitech, is dead and could be succeeded by any of his three children. The eldest, Meredith, has her own biotech company and has created an app that can end mental illness. She also has a journalist ex-boyfriend who could expose her as a fraud, and her own powers of manipulation don’t work on him. Arthur is the second-youngest congressman in history, trying to fight for good. However, his hedonistic ways and his tendency to damage things with electrokinetic powers may cost him his marriage and his chances of reelection. The youngest, Eilidh, has served as a marketing assistant at Wrenfare for the last five years, after a traumatic injury ended her ballet career. She can literally change lives but only at a disastrous cost. All three need to find their worth in their late father’s eyes, and each would tear down their siblings to do it.
VERDICT Blake’s (The Atlas Complex) command of morally gray characters and grim humor creates a dramatic, Succession-esque novel about a powerful, dysfunctional family.
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