Ping Two - Across the Valley

In this second book in the post-apocalyptic Ping series, the few survivors of a horrible plague attempt to put their lives back together, while learning to use their newly found telepathy appropriately. Hoping to reproduce the human species, the complexities of their limited numbers puts a strain on their romantic relationships and further problems develop with the arrival of a suspicious stranger. Caught up in their struggles to preserve what they can of civilization, the stressed colony is unaware that eight-year-old Travis has some surprising tricks up his sleeve — and a plan that will ultimately change their world in ways they could never have imagined.