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Carapezza, Bill

 
9780595298549: The Proving: The Zambinos of Blue Hill
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595298540 ISBN 13 : 9780595298549
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

By the mid twenty-first century civilization will be colonizing the near reaches of the solar system. Honor and honesty will be highly valued. People may choose to receive a brain implant, called a grain, which imparts great knowledge. It is customary to perform a proving-a feat of intellect that proves that the grain is working.In the year 2063, you will find the Zambino family residing at 125 Puffin Rock Road in Blue Hill, Maine. Even for these remarkable times the Zambinos are not your average family. Chookanoo Zambino and his genetically engineered, adopted brother Scoom can't wait to get their grains and then, build a spacecraft for their proving.They can count on help from family, friends and the household robot, Zimbit.But, ancient spirits from beyond have a different proving for the Zambino boys. What do they have in common with a Civil War solder, a Nez Pierce warrior, a Roman centurion and the crew of a schooner that disappeared in 1891? Discover the secret reason Scoom was genetically engineered by a renegade scientist.So, liquefy some electricity and fire up the hyperbaric engines-it's time to go for a ride with the Zambinos of Blue Hill.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

By the mid twenty-first century civilization will be colonizing the near reaches of the solar system. Honor and honesty will be highly valued. People may choose to receive a brain implant, called a grain, which imparts great knowledge. It is customary to perform a proving-a feat of intellect that proves that the grain is working.In the year 2063, you will find the Zambino family residing at 125 Puffin Rock Road in Blue Hill, Maine. Even for these remarkable times the Zambinos are not your average family. Chookanoo Zambino and his genetically engineered, adopted brother Scoom can't wait to get their grains and then, build a spacecraft for their proving.They can count on help from family, friends and the household robot, Zimbit.But, ancient spirits from beyond have a different proving for the Zambino boys. What do they have in common with a Civil War solder, a Nez Pierce warrior, a Roman centurion and the crew of a schooner that disappeared in 1891? Discover the secret reason Scoom was genetically engineered by a renegade scientist.So, liquefy some electricity and fire up the hyperbaric engines-it's time to go for a ride with the Zambinos of Blue Hill.

Biographie de l'auteur

Will Azeperak is a Product Engineer who designs many strange new products. Perhaps you have used some them? He lives in Florida, near Cape Canaveral with his wife and three children. He believes that we all have a very bright future, and he wishes to share that vision with you.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595298540
ISBN 13 
9780595298549
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
284
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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