TITLE: The Rebel Prince
AUTHOR: Sharon Green
Publisher: Daw Books 1987
From Back Of The Book:
On the world called Plateau, telepathy has become the prime source of power, an unopposable weapon with which the ruling elite, the Uppers, can keep an oppressed population under strict control. But when Regan, a daughter of aristocrats, fails to claim her telepathic heritage, she becomes a pawn in her father's deadly political games, married off to Gareth, the very man who, unbeknownst to Regan's father, is the leader of a secretly building resistance movement. And suddenly, discovering the key to her dormant powers becomes vital. For only through telepathy can the rebels hope to overcome their cruel telepathic overlords.
REVIEW:
This is not a comfomtable book to read but is very well written and thought provoking.
On a world named Plateau, society is divided into two sections. The rulers live on a high plateau, in rich splendor, and the rest of the inhabitants live below them in the valley, in poverty-stricken conditions. This makes for much discontent, a Rebellion is about to take place.
Regan, a daughter of an aristoctat, is forced to marry Gareth, who unbeknownst to the Rulers, is the leader of the resistance. There is mind control in this book used mostly on the women, to make them do as the men say. There is also violence, the scene that bothered me most was Reagan's rape by Gareth on their wedding night. Of course the book has a HEA but getting there is not easy or pretty.
