Jumping, the phenomenon
Throughout time, there have been individuals who posess the power to teleport (or Jump). They have used their abilities for personal gain, to escape from their enemies and to change the course of history.The ability to Jump is a genetic anomaly that has existed for centuries and those who possess this gift have a freedom that most people can’t begin to comprehend. They can transport themselves anywhere in the world at any time, for any reason.Experience and emotion play a key role in the affect of a Jump and depending on the Jumpers state of mind at the time, it can cause significant damage. Jumpers Jump for the first time at age 5. As they refine their gift, the Jump becomes more fluid. However, even the most skilled Jumper will cause environmental damage when in danger, angry or in a heightened emotional state during a Jump.
When a Jumper teleports between two places he/she opens up a rift in the fabric of space-time. The visible result of this process is a Jumpscar, an otherworldly “scar” that hangs in the air for several seconds, like smoke from a cigarette.
Jumpscars are dangerous and will shred anything or anyone who tries to touch one. A bullet fired near a Jumpscar will behave unpredictably, which is why Paladins do no use conventional weapons around Jumpers. However, it is possible for one Jumper to follow another Jumper through his Jumpscar. They can transport themselves anywhere in the world at any time, for any reason.
You probably wonder what this guy is writing about. Well, we’re going to find out in February 2008. Some of us, more fortunate, already know: the movie Jumper (starring Hayden “Darth Vader” Christensen) is the adaptation of Steven Gould’s 1992 novel with the same title.
As Mr. Gould writes, his book was on the list of most banned books in America, between 1990 and 1999. And, considering it has appeared in 1992, is quite a performance. But this does not make it a bad book: Jumper received good reviews and was on the Compton Crook Award Final Ballot (an award for first novels.) It was second place in the Locus Poll for best first novel of 1992. It was also on the American Library Association Best Book List, YA division, the International Teacher’s Association’s Reccomended Reading List, and the Pacific Northwest Reader’s Association YA Award Final Ballot.
Let’s hope the movie will be as controversial and exciting as the book.
Jumper (the movie) is coming to the big screens in February.
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