Before Brightside: Mandy

Teenage Joe Nolan's telepathy turns an intimate mistake into a dangerous lesson about secrets long before the government sends him to Brightside.

Before the government imprisoned telepaths in Brightside, Joe Nolan was a teenager trying to survive the thoughts of everyone around him. A compromising encounter with Mandy forces him to confront desire, secrecy, embarrassment, and the consequences of knowing what another person may never intend to say aloud.

Before Brightside: Mandy is a short prequel to Mark Tullius's Brightside Saga. It can be read before or after Brightside, although established readers will recognize more of what the experience reveals about Joe.