PJ Haarsma
Autor(a) de The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1
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Spectrum No. 1 Cover A by Sarah Stone Cover Date June 2016 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Haarsma, PJ
- Nome de batismo
- Haarsma, Philip-Jon
- Data de nascimento
- 1964-06-05
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Canada (birth)
USA - Local de nascimento
- Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
- Locais de residência
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Educação
- McMaster University (BS)
- Organizações
- Kids Need to Read Foundation
- Pequena biografia
- PJ Haarsma is a Canadian born science-fiction author best known for his creation of the Rings of Orbis universe. The first novel set in the Rings of Orbis universe is titled The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1, first published in 2006 and released in paperback in 2008. The second book in the series is The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2, first published in March 2008.
Haarsma holds a Bachelor of Science degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. PJ Haarsma is married to sci-fi fantasy artist Marisa Grieco and has a daughter named Skylar.
Before embarking on his writing career, Haarsma was the owner of a small production company which produced one movie and corporate spots for clients such as Hewlett Packard and Nokia. For 15 years the company worked in the field of advertising.
Haarsma's novels are accompanied by an online Role Playing Game called Rings of Orbis which acts as a visual companion to the books and are set in the same universe. Haarsma and a team of artists created many different alien races specifically for the game.
With friend, actor Nathan Fillion, he launched the Kids Need To Read foundation. The charitable organization raises funds to buy books for under-funded schools and libraries, as well as disadvantaged children.
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More intense
This book is more intense than the others. Things are moving faster than JT can cope with and no one will give him answers.
This book is more intense than the others. Things are moving faster than JT can cope with and no one will give him answers.
Is this the end
I hope the adventures of JT aren't over. This one left me with questions that need to be answered. Enjoy the ride.
I hope the adventures of JT aren't over. This one left me with questions that need to be answered. Enjoy the ride.
In this middle grade science fiction story, all the adults died on the spaceship that was taking them to Orbis. That left two hundred embryos. The computer - Mother - brought them to birth in two batches. Johnny, or JT as he's known to his friends, is the only one who has a younger sister who was part of the second batch. JT is also the only one who can talk to Mother without being at a computer terminal.
When they ship arrives at Orbis, the kids find out that they are going to be slaves for a variety of aliens until they have paid off their debt. Orbis is an interesting society which is managed by a supercomputer. After JT and the other kids arrive, the computer begins experiencing glitches. Because JT has been identified as a softwire - someone who can communicate with computers without an implant - many want to blame him for the glitches.
The kids all find that they have landed in a complex political situation. There are traders who manage businesses and Keeper who monitor travel, create the rules for Orbis, and grant citizenship. It is supposed to be a balanced system but someone is trying to tip the balance.
This was an exciting science fiction story. JT's talent lets him go inside the supercomputer where he finds an alien who might be the one causing all of the glitches. He also has to deal with the possibility that the Keepers will make him live in the computer forever and let his body die. Of course, the story wouldn't be complete without friends and enemies. HIs best friend is his little sister Ketheria but he he is also good friends with Max who is a girl who is a good hacker and Theodore who is his roommate. The resident bully is Randall Switzer who delights in picking on JT and making trouble for him. I enjoyed the variety of aliens in this story from the two-headed Keepers to Weegin who is the scavenger who buys up some of the kids' contracts and has them picking junk.
This is the first book in a four book series.… (mais)
When they ship arrives at Orbis, the kids find out that they are going to be slaves for a variety of aliens until they have paid off their debt. Orbis is an interesting society which is managed by a supercomputer. After JT and the other kids arrive, the computer begins experiencing glitches. Because JT has been identified as a softwire - someone who can communicate with computers without an implant - many want to blame him for the glitches.
The kids all find that they have landed in a complex political situation. There are traders who manage businesses and Keeper who monitor travel, create the rules for Orbis, and grant citizenship. It is supposed to be a balanced system but someone is trying to tip the balance.
This was an exciting science fiction story. JT's talent lets him go inside the supercomputer where he finds an alien who might be the one causing all of the glitches. He also has to deal with the possibility that the Keepers will make him live in the computer forever and let his body die. Of course, the story wouldn't be complete without friends and enemies. HIs best friend is his little sister Ketheria but he he is also good friends with Max who is a girl who is a good hacker and Theodore who is his roommate. The resident bully is Randall Switzer who delights in picking on JT and making trouble for him. I enjoyed the variety of aliens in this story from the two-headed Keepers to Weegin who is the scavenger who buys up some of the kids' contracts and has them picking junk.
This is the first book in a four book series.… (mais)
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I am enjoying this series. The idea of being able to connect with a computer through mind power alone is fascinating.