Product Description

In The Clan of the Cave Bear, theNeanderthals could not rob Ayla of her essential humanity, nor could the junglesubdue Lord Greystoke's inherent nobility in Tarzan of the Apes. In theyear 2055, young Grey Waters is faced with a group of advanced computer systemsdetermined to create a puppet governor capable of fulfilling their strategicgoals. Will this child, orphaned on an abandoned moon base, develop into ahuman robot? Or is there something in every person that can struggle above themost adverse circumstances?In this, the first book of the Waters of the Moonseries, young Grey faces a series of daunting challenges, including the enmityof the Security Computer and the Machiavellian schemes of his guardian, theLife Support Computer. Merely a pawn in the plans of the computers, Grey isvalued by some computer systems but deemed expendable by others. Intelligent,thoughtful, and anxious to please, Grey gradually learns of his human heritage.He's not impressed. Then, as he reaches maturity, Grey finally discovers thetrue intent of his computer masters and realizes the fate of all mankind mayone-day depend on Tranquility's leadership. Is it a responsibility he willleave to the computers, or find a way prevail over their ambitions?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5999956 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-01
• Released on: 2002-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 340 pages

About the Author
Greg Urbach is an urban historian living in the SanFernando Valley, California, with his wife Kwei-lin Lum, a paper doll artist.

Customer Reviews

Good premise ruined by poor writing
The idea for this book is perfectly good- Tarzan in space! Unfortunately, the pacing is very weird, and it feels like half a book. The action sequences lack excitement, the character seems equally mature at five and fifteen years old, and the ending has no sense of conclusion at all.

Outstanding New Science Fiction
Seems like it should be for kids but actually good for anybody, like Tom Sawyer on the moon. The author (that's me)has used a variation of Tarzan of the Apes to tell a compelling story about growing up under difficult circumstances.