Bug Park
by James P. Hogan
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Visionary teens Kevin and Taki realize that they could make millions from Bug Park, a micro mechanical entertainment park that employs direct neural interfacing, but a murderous saboteur forces them into a war of physics.Tags
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It's a fun story about miniature robots and the sorts of things you can do with them! Although much of it is spent doing spy work, not exploring the titular bug park (that's ok, there needs to be a plot after all!). There were some issues though, probably because it's pretty old now. Though, I don't know if in 1997 it was still normal to call Asians "orientals", or gawk at the existence of female lawyers. One of the weirder things about this book is that the characters all refer to their pet cat as "it". Why? Does anyone do this in real life? That struck me as the most bizarre.
In the writing side of things, it's ok. I wish the descriptions of the world viewed from miniature size were better and easier to follow. Sometimes I feel like show more it got wrapped up in describing things and forgot to do so in an eloquent way. show less
In the writing side of things, it's ok. I wish the descriptions of the world viewed from miniature size were better and easier to follow. Sometimes I feel like show more it got wrapped up in describing things and forgot to do so in an eloquent way. show less
This book was nothing like I expected. There may not be a lot of character development, but what fun! I could not put it down. From a Murder story, to advance technology theme parks and corporate espionage. This is fast paced. A good light read. Hogan knows how to take you on a rollercoaster ride. Get this book for fun. And just relax and enjoy.
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James P. Hogan was born in London on June 27, 1941. He left school at the age of sixteen and eventually began an intensive, broad-based five-year program at the Royal Aircraft Establishment covering the practical and theoretical sides of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering. He worked as a design engineer for several companies before show more moving to sales. He started writing science fiction books in the 1970s and became a full-time writer in 1979. He wrote 30 fiction and non-fiction books during his lifetime including Inherit the Stars, Voyage from Yesteryear, and Kicking the Sacred Cow. He won three Seiun-sho awards, which were voted for by Japanese science fiction fans. He died suddenly on July 12, 2010 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Bug Park
- Original publication date
- 1997
- Dedication
- To Melinda Murdock for being such a great and cheerful friend
- First words
- Low, black, and menacing, its angular metallic surfaces bristling with sensors and protuberances, the robot resembled, if anything, a walking warship. - - Prologue
Kevin Heber had never really believed in lov... (show all)e at first sight. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)A burst of enthusiastic applause from the auditorium door behind them endorsed it.
- Original language
- English
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- Languages
- English
- Media
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