Psi-Man is a series of six novels written by Peter David

Peter David

Peter Allen David , often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games...

 (originally writing under the pseudonym

Pseudonym

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 "David Peters"). The books were published starting in 1990 by Diamond Books, and the series was re-released by Ace Books

Ace Books

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 in 2000 (under David's real name).

The series concerns Chuck Simon, a teacher who develops psionic powers including telepathy

Telepathy

Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...

 and telekinesis, but his abilities are discovered by a government agency who wish to turn Chuck into a covert weapon. He goes on the run across a dystopia

Dystopia

A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian, as characterized in books like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four...

n future landscape of ruined ecologies and elaborate entertainment facilities, often encountering others with strange abilities and mutations. Starting with book 3, he is joined by a telepathic dog named Rommel.

Titles

• Psi-Man 1: Mind-Force Warrior (1990)
• Psi-Man 2: Deathscape (1991)
• Psi-Man 3: Main Street D.O.A. (1991)
• Psi-Man 4: The Chaos Kid (1991)
• Psi-Man 5: Stalker (1991)
• Psi-Man 6: Haven (1992)