Hogan, James P

Fifteen-year-old Line Marani, sentenced to a juvenile labor camp in twenty-second century Los Angeles for his part in a heist gone sour, is given a chance to redeem himself when he is offered a place on a mission beyond the stars.

Chronicles the journey man has taken towards creating a machine with a mind including the pioneering experiments of the 1940s; the current projects in development; and the social, economic, and political implications of success.

Kevin Heber uses breakthrough technology created by his father to create a new entertainment media that allows people to experience the world from the viewpoint of a bug, but when he tries to take the project public, Kevin learns that someone out there wants to squash Bug Park.

An interplanetary probe in the twentyfirst century lands on Titan and discovers an alien civilization established there long ago.