Darkchild is a science fiction novel by American writer Sydney J.
Van Scyoc published in 1982.
It is the story of a clone named Darkchild, programmed to use his potent psionic powers to observe other people.
[1] Colin Greenland reviewed the novel for Imagine magazine, and stated that "It's a grim and tearful story, and for all its imaginative conviction I found it hard going, Van Sycoc is rather too lavish with her characters' misery.
"[2] Dave Langford reviewed Darkchild for White Dwarf #56, and stated that "Darkchild succeeds through evocative writing and 'information feed', that unobstructive trickle of data which [...] keeps satisfying your curiosity and at the same time stimulating it with fresh questions concerning the way things are.