Successors

Shane, Evelyn, Connor, and Valerie. Non-siblings bound together since conception by a connection only they have. They also share an invisible friend.But not all invisible friends are necessarily imaginary.Consider Anotrothe. Friend and gentle guardian with powerful psychic abilities, he is invisible to everyone except them until they are twelve, when he appears and becomes a teacher at their school.One day, he tells them that the connection they share gives them the capacity to learn things no other humans can, and promises to teach them when they are old enough to learn.When they are eighteen and bound for college, he informs them that it's crucial they begin their lessons soon because malignant forces are on the way to destroy their world and they must use their abilities to help him save Earth.He becomes their teacher, using a method that is unusual. One could even call it unorthodox. It is one that dictates he become much more than simply an instructor.Then, he informs them that they are the result of a biological experiment and their world becomes filled with mounting tensions intermingled with rising doubts.Are they what he says they are, and is he the benevolent benefactor he appears to be? P.B. Cannon was born and raised in Charlotte, NC, and though she has visited other cities and states, she has a preference for Charlotte and expects to live there for the rest of her life.She is a teller of tales who enjoys concocting yarns of science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and other stuff. She relishes reading, drawing and painting, walking, working crossword puzzles, and she likes to dance.She is a retired electronics technician and admits to having worked at a variety of other jobs during her life, including being a dishwasher, a busgirl, a housemaid, a motel/hotel maid, working in a fast-food joint, a telephone operator, and a store clerk. There have been other, even-less-glamorous jobs.She also daydreams a lot. In the not too distant future, Shane, Evelyn, Connor, and Valerie, who, though they are non-siblings, are born bound together by a connection only they have. They also share Anotrothe, someone that only they can see who, as it turns out, is not imaginary. Eventually, he becomes visible to everyone, though only the four friends know he's their former invisible friend. He tells them they have special abilities that they need to learn to use because they will have to help him save Earth. He promises to teach them and when they are older and in college, he does, though his method is not... orthodox. Eventually, they learn that they have the special abilities because they simply are doing what all species do: evolving. This is the tale of the first of the new humans, the successors, and how they save the world.

Evelyn, Connor, and Valerie, friends bound together by a psychic connection since before they were born, mourn the loss of their friend and soulmate, Shane. They are left with the task of telling his parents that he won't be coming home. They also have to tell them that Anotrothe, the imaginary friend from their childhood, was not make-believe and is the reason Shane is gone.It isn't easy - or believable.Facing skepticism of their tale of being the next step in the evolution of the human race, they reveal the differences that prove it.Then, the world learns of them and goes into an uproar. Living a normal life doesn't appear to be possible. To further complicate matters, others like themselves begin appearing and they too aren't welcome.The first of the successors find themselves trying to effect rescues even while they are facing ostracism.Meanwhile, on a world of pale yellow skies, a lone figure with an empty mind wanders across a featureless plain. Is he a savior - or a monster? Or could he be both? P.B. Cannon was born and raised in Charlotte, NC, and though she has visited other cities and states, she has a preference for Charlotte and expects to live there for the rest of her life.She is a teller of tales who enjoys concocting yarns of science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and other stuff. She relishes reading, drawing and painting, walking, working crossword puzzles, and she likes to dance.She is a retired electronics technician and admits to having worked at a variety of other jobs during her life, including being a dishwasher, a busgirl, a housemaid, a motel/hotel maid, working in a fast-food joint, a telephone operator, and a store clerk. There have been other, even-less-glamorous jobs.She also daydreams a lot. In the not too distant future, Shane, Evelyn, Connor, and Valerie, who, though they are non-siblings, are born bound together by a connection only they have. They also share Anotrothe, someone that only they can see who, as it turns out, is not imaginary. Eventually, he becomes visible to everyone, though only the four friends know he's their former invisible friend. He tells them they have special abilities that they need to learn to use because they will have to help him save Earth. He promises to teach them and when they are older and in college, he does, though his method is not... orthodox. Eventually, they learn that they have the special abilities because they simply are doing what all species do: evolving. This is the tale of the first of the new humans, the successors, and how they save the world.

The human species is evolving. The first of the successors to the old species have had to make some hard choices, and trouble between the old and the new is coming.What will the successors choose to do when threats arise from more than one direction?There's the issue of the old alien enemy that wants to destroy them and Earth. The only hope of eliminating that menace lies with Bob, who lives on Pond, a world in a different dimension.Some are trying to eliminate them, not understanding that this won't stop the genetic changes in humans that began thousands of years ago. Others want to use them for their own purposes, and with their families being threatened, they have to ensure their safety.Meanwhile, as more come forward, fear and prejudice against them run high, so the first successors work to find all the new humans and initiate the psychic abilities in them that will offer some protection.It's a tough job for these peace-loving teenagers, but they don't have a choice. If they don't succeed, in a few generations, all Homo sapiens, including the new psychic variety, will be extinct. P.B. Cannon was born and raised in Charlotte, NC, and though she has visited other cities and states, she has a preference for Charlotte and expects to live there for the rest of her life.She is a teller of tales who enjoys concocting yarns of science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and other stuff. She relishes reading, drawing and painting, walking, working crossword puzzles, and she likes to dance.She is a retired electronics technician and admits to having worked at a variety of other jobs during her life, including being a dishwasher, a busgirl, a housemaid, a motel/hotel maid, working in a fast-food joint, a telephone operator, and a store clerk. There have been other, even-less-glamorous jobs.She also daydreams a lot. In the not too distant future, Shane, Evelyn, Connor, and Valerie, who, though they are non-siblings, are born bound together by a connection only they have. They also share Anotrothe, someone that only they can see who, as it turns out, is not imaginary. Eventually, he becomes visible to everyone, though only the four friends know he's their former invisible friend. He tells them they have special abilities that they need to learn to use because they will have to help him save Earth. He promises to teach them and when they are older and in college, he does, though his method is not... orthodox. Eventually, they learn that they have the special abilities because they simply are doing what all species do: evolving. This is the tale of the first of the new humans, the successors, and how they save the world.

From birth, Shane Anders, Evelyn Bryce, Connor Helmuth, and Valerie Worthy sharea unique psychic connection. They also share Anotrothe, their invisible friend.But not all invisible friends are necessarily imaginary, and Anotrothe isn't. He is abeing from another world and is proficient in psychic abilities. When they are older, hetells the children that he is their guardian and that the psychic connection they sharegives them capabilities akin to the ones he has. They were twelve at that time and heexplains that they are still too young to learn, but assures them that he will teachthem when they're older.When they are eighteen, Anotrothe tells them there is a malignant force on its way tothe planet and that they have to begin learning about their psychic powers and how tocontrol them in order to help him stop the menace. Using a method that's unusual - butquite effective - he teaches them how to teleport and to use telekinesis and variousother psychic abilities.Then, circumstances arise that casts doubts in the teens about everything Anotrothehas taught them. However, they learn he is right about one thing: there is an inimicalelement that must be stopped. Unfortunately, the enemy is eons old and much strongerthan they are and does not appear to have any weaknesses. Still, they have to find one,or everything they know and love will die.As time passes, they grow increasingly afraid that there is no way to save their world,until one day, Shane discovers the enemy's lone vulnerability. There is a problem,though, and he is well aware of it. There is a danger he will eliminate himself alongwith the enemy. Can he do it without killing himself? And, will the adversary stay deadeven if Shane's plan works?This is the tale of the singular relationship four teenagers have with their lifelongmentor, of their fight to save the Earth from a foe hell-bent on destroying it, and ofwhat happens when the world learns about them.This box set includes Anotrothe, Dichotomy, and Choices, the entire trilogy of The Successors. P.B. Cannon was born and raised in Charlotte, NC, and though she has visited other cities and states, she has a preference for Charlotte and expects to live there for the rest of her life.She is a teller of tales who enjoys concocting yarns of science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and other stuff. She relishes reading, drawing and painting, walking, working crossword puzzles, and she likes to dance.She is a retired electronics technician and admits to having worked at a variety of other jobs during her life, including being a dishwasher, a busgirl, a housemaid, a motel/hotel maid, working in a fast-food joint, a telephone operator, and a store clerk. There have been other, even-less-glamorous jobs.She also daydreams a lot. In the not too distant future, Shane, Evelyn, Connor, and Valerie, who, though they are non-siblings, are born bound together by a connection only they have. They also share Anotrothe, someone that only they can see who, as it turns out, is not imaginary. Eventually, he becomes visible to everyone, though only the four friends know he's their former invisible friend. He tells them they have special abilities that they need to learn to use because they will have to help him save Earth. He promises to teach them and when they are older and in college, he does, though his method is not... orthodox. Eventually, they learn that they have the special abilities because they simply are doing what all species do: evolving. This is the tale of the first of the new humans, the successors, and how they save the world.