This is another book review from brusimm.com, for a novel from PJ Haarsma, titled “The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1.” Read on to find out how I ended up selecting this book, thanks to Nathan Fillion, to read and why I liked it so much.
It’s funny how I encountered and ended up reading “The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1” and being motivated to do this book review. Going on blind faith on a recommendation, I found the book a surprisingly fun read. It was recommended by Nathan Fillion (Firefly and Castle) as just that, a great story written by a close friend of his. So I went out and grabbed the book, put it in my Kindle and away I went. Dang, I wish I had started it sooner!
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The official teaser synopsis reads as follows:
When the children on the seed ship, Renaissance, are orphaned in outer space, thirteen-year-old JT and his sister Ketheria are forced to work as knudniks on the Rings of Orbis. Instead of beginning the new and better life he had hoped for, JT and his sister spend their days sifting through trash for their new Guarantor.
But JT soon discovers that he is the first human Softwire – he has a special gift that allows him to enter any computer with his mind. And when the central computer on Orbis mysteriously malfunctions, the Citizens point their fingers at the newcomers, especially the Softwire.
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For me, the story is about a boys journey to another planet. Earth is now entirely covered in clouds and a seed ship with humans is headed from Earth to Orbis. A tragic accident takes place on the ship that kills all the adults in suspended animation and the AI on board decides to birth the stored embryos on board. The children, under the guidance of the computer, are raised during this journey and we the reader, come on board the story just prior to their ship docking with the Orbis space station. It’s here that we first meet JT (Johnny Turnbull), as he and all the children on the ship are all wondering what life will be like at their new home. But they have no idea what’s in store for them or why they’re really going to Orbis.
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