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'''''Starswarm''''' is a 1998 [[science fiction]] novel by [[Jerry Pournelle]]. The plot revolves around a teenage boy who has grown up on a remote [[planet]] used primarily as a research station for its bizarre native life. The boy has been raised by both his "Uncle" Mike and a [[computer]]ized voice in his head that slowly reveals more and more of his important destiny concerning political control of the planet. The voice helps him understand the significance of the Starswarms, massive [[plant]]s dwelling in the bottom of the planet's countless shallow lakes. An obvious theme of the book is expressing the thoughts of computer-like entities, such as the boy's "mother" and the lake creatures' [[Extraterrestrial life in popular culture|alien]] [[neural net]]s. |
'''''Starswarm''''' is a 1998 [[science fiction]] novel by [[Jerry Pournelle]]. The plot revolves around a teenage boy who has grown up on a remote [[planet]] used primarily as a research station for its bizarre native life. The boy has been raised by both his "Uncle" Mike and a [[computer]]ized voice in his head that slowly reveals more and more of his important destiny concerning political control of the planet. The voice helps him understand the significance of the Starswarms, massive [[plant]]s dwelling in the bottom of the planet's countless shallow lakes. An obvious theme of the book is expressing the thoughts of computer-like entities, such as the boy's "mother" and the lake creatures' [[Extraterrestrial life in popular culture|alien]] [[neural net]]s. |
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Starswarm is a 1998 science fiction novel by Jerry Pournelle. The plot revolves around a teenage boy who has grown up on a remote planet used primarily as a research station for its bizarre native life. The boy has been raised by both his "Uncle" Mike and a computerized voice in his head that slowly reveals more and more of his important destiny concerning political control of the planet. The voice helps him understand the significance of the Starswarms, massive plants dwelling in the bottom of the planet's countless shallow lakes. An obvious theme of the book is expressing the thoughts of computer-like entities, such as the boy's "mother" and the lake creatures' alien neural nets.
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