The Softwire: Wormhole Pirates On Orbis 3 (2009)

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Author

P.J. Haarsma

Genre

Fantasy

Series

The Softwire

Rating

4.1 of 5 Votes: 3

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ISBN

0763627119 (ISBN13: 9780763627119)

Language

English

Publisher

Candlewick Press

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About book The Softwire: Wormhole Pirates On Orbis 3 (2009)

This is the third book in The Softwire Series. Though the author remains focused on his goal of using science fiction to capture the reluctant and/or non-engaged reader, the targeted reader might get burned out trying to keep score of the plots, subplots and characters.Lots of action and teen-aged characters give readers a story they can enjoy. The challenges, characters, and story are believable and relevant to the reader. This turned out better than I thought. I started it thinking it would just be another rotation on another orbis ring...and I especially started losing a bit of interest when JT talked about the Quest-Nest game, which was interesting but complicated and unrelateable. I felt like I could nearly predict events: JT will break a rule. He'll get in trouble. He and Max will have a fight. JT will end up playing Chancelor's Challenge. Yet, there were things I couldn't predict, like Ceesar's ID and the worm parasites and addiction to scoping.The whole Tonat and Scion thing ended the book neatly and appropriately, but not satisfactorily.UGH! Now I must wait to find out what happens!!