The Laran Gambit

In this gripping audiobook, Terran child psychologist Bryn Haslund is thrust into a perilous journey when her charismatic father, Ernst, mysteriously goes missing after a political protest. As she navigates the dangers posed by the Star Alliance's secret police and discovers a mind-control device implanted in her father's brain, Bryn races to the forgotten planet of Darkover, where telepathic powers may hold the key to his freedom. However, their arrival on Darkover sets off a series of challenges, from icy terrains to the planet's complicated history with Terra, as Bryn grapples with her own burgeoning psychic abilities amidst a brewing interstellar conflict. Will she secure the aid of Darkover's telepaths and save her father before time runs out?