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Starswarm : a Jupiter novel / Jerry Pournelle.
Van Pelt Library PS3566.O815 S83 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pournelle, Jerry, 1933-2017.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 349 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Tor, 1998.
- Summary:
- Kip has a secret. A young boy who lives with his uncle at Starswarm Station research outpost on planet Paradise, he has heard a voice in his head for as long as he can remember. The voice guides him in all his decisions, helping him through situations with useful information and helpful insight. One day, finally daring to ask the voice some tough questions, Kip discovers that his computer scientist parents implanted an artificial intelligence chip in his skull, which connects with a powerful mainframe computer via satellite. He also learns that his parents died under suspicious circumstances. And that his very existence is a well-kept secret that will soon come to light, putting his own life and the whole of outpost Starswarm in grave danger.
- Notes:
- "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
- ISBN:
- 0312861834
- OCLC:
- 38379086
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