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MotherShip [MultiFormat]
eBook by Tony Chandler
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eBook Category: Science Fiction/Young Adult EPPIE Award Winner, Clara Award Winner
eBook Description: In the midst of Galactic War a new life-form is born--an AI starship. But with all its weapons and sophisticated programming, the sentient starship is not equipped for its greatest challenge--that of becoming the mother to the last three children of humanity. The deadly T'kaan soon begin the hunt again after they discover that the human race is not quite extinct. As Mother faces these impossible odds, she discovers that deep inside her massive memory systems she holds another treasure--a knowledgebase that contains all the science, lore, wisdom and art of the human race since the beginning of time. Now Mother must fight not only to save humanity from extinction, but also from being forgotten by the rest of the universe... [Cover art Dirk A. Wolf]
eBook Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory, Published: 2002
Fictionwise Release Date: July 2003
558 Reader Ratings:
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: eReader (PDB) [372 KB]
, ePub (EPUB) [297 KB]
, Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [329 KB]
, Portable Document Format (PDF) [936 KB]
, Palm Doc (PDB) [369 KB]
, Microsoft Reader (LIT) [296 KB]
, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [340 KB]
, hiebook (KML) [879 KB]
, Sony Reader (LRF) [421 KB]
, iSilo (PDB) [302 KB]
, Mobipocket (PRC) [379 KB]
, Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [426 KB]
, OEBFF Format (IMP) [501 KB]
Words: 110446
Reading time: 315-441 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Portable Document Format (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud DISABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
eReader ISBN: 0759937095
 
"It is a rare author that can endow inanimate objects with human emotion and make us believe it. Chandler is one of those authors. Set in the far future, we get a glimpse of the human race under siege and what lengths we might take to preserve our species. I know that if you like science fiction that makes you feel good and sad at the same time, you'll love MotherShip. I highly recommend this book."--S. Joan Popek "MotherShip is an absorbing book with strong characters, high technology, a fast-paced plot, lots of deep-space battles, and a big heart. I couldn't put it down till I finished it. Now I'm waiting for the sequel!"--Planet Magazine
"Mothership is one of the best science fiction books I have read in many years. While there is enough blood and violence to satisfy the most bloodthirsty reader, the plot doesn't depend on this to enthrall and entertain the reader. It is logical, well thought out with many twists and turns. The characterization is excellent. Watching the mothership interact with the children will bring tears to your eyes. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who likes to read. 5 Stars"--Marge Robbins, ww.simegen.com "Labors of love far too often are loved only by their creators, and labored through by the rest of us ... happily, MotherShip is NOT that kind of novel. It is not derivative, and it IS serendipitous. And while--here or there--you may say to yourself, 'gee ... I'd a written that part differently', just keep reading--you'll see why Tony chose to go down THAT road, along that path, you'll see the wisdom of his vectors just "there." Bottom line? This work redefines the capabilities of nu-media--it raises the bar, and it should redefine an entire genre. Respect this work--that's the best advice I can give you. And read it now, before you gotta kill trees. So now--count down as you download. And get ready to blast!"--W. Gregory Stewart, 4 time Rhysling winner and Nebula nominated poet and author
Chapter One The human race was no more. The warship grappled with the enormity of this harsh fact as its sensors continued to display the expanding debris field that had once been humanity. It searched its massive knowledgebase for some kind of reference, some kind of indication, as to what action it should perform now, now that its creators were no more. But life was still new to the ship and in the end it simply logged the time and place of the historic event. The 'M' ship turned to leave. Its dark hull shimmered and then took on a glowing, reddish outline, backlighted by the nearby star. Its unique profile-shaped like a manta ray but without a tail-gleamed against the stygian darkness of space. Within milliseconds of its maneuver, the ship discerned that there was one last duty she could perform for the extinct race: a brief, final message that had arrived unexpectedly from the midst of the glowing destruction. Inside her silent corridors three children hid from the dangerous universe outside. They were the last three members of the human race and the message concerned them. The ship would provide for their needs. Her holds were well stocked with the supplements humans needed to survive. She would also protect them from the T'kaan. This, of course, was her primary programming: To search out and destroy the T'kaan ships of war. She was most proficient in this task, for she had never been defeated. Yes, she would protect the children until they reached maturity. Then they could... The ship pondered the next logical succession. Well, she would have time to search her massive knowledgebase to determine what the most optimum course would be when the children reached adulthood. The warship leaped with a flash into hyperspace. Weeks passed as the ship sailed through the emptiness of space and she soon found that the small humans did not adhere to logical actions. They puzzled her immensely. But the warship wondered most of all when the children began calling her 'Mother.' Copyright © 2002 by Anthony Wages
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