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- The starship Earthling, filled with thousands of hybernating colonists en route to a new world at Tau Ceti, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship's three Organic Mental Cores-disembodied human brains that control the vessel's functions-go insane.
- Author(s): Frank Herbert
- 270 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
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"The starship Earthling, filled with thousands of hybernating colonists en route to a new world at Tau Ceti, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship's three Organic Mental Cores-disembodied human brains that control the vessel's functions-go insane. An emergency skeleton crew sees only one chance for survival: to create an artificial consciousness in the Earthling's primary computer, which could guide them to their destination . . . or could destroy the human race."--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
The starship Earthling, filled with thousands of hybernating colonists en route to a new world at Tau Ceti, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship's three Organic Mental Cores-disembodied human brains that control the vessel's functions-go insane. An emergency skeleton crew sees only one chance for survival: to create an artificial consciousness in the Earthling's primary computer, which could guide them to their destination . . . or could destroy the human race. Frank Herbert's classic novel that begins the epic Pandora Sequence (written with Bill Ransom), which also includes The Jesus Incident, The Lazarus Effect, and The Ascension Factor.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: .88 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 270
Publisher: Wordfire Press
Theme: Space Opera
Format: Paperback
Author: Frank Herbert
Language: English
Street Date: October 16, 2012
TCIN: 1002586494
UPC: 9781680574906
Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-6947
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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