Two of Minds — William H. Keith Jr.

On the outer reaches of the galaxy, the Verge is a dangerous place. And in the urban underground hell of the planet Oberon, life in a street gang doesn't offer many possibilities. That is, until one day a young thief robs the wrong man and finds himself in the middle of a power struggle that stretches beyond the stars.

Now the assassins of VoidCorp are trying to kill him, Concord scientists are trying to use him, and it fraal mystic is trying to teach him about powers he never knew he had.

Life in a street gang was a lot safer.