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When the children of the seed ship, Renaissance, are orphaned in outer space, twelve-year-old Johnny Turnbull and his sister Ketheria are sold as knudniks on the Rings of Orbis. With all hopes of a better life destroyed, Johnny and his sister must now spend their days sifting through trash for their new guarantor.But when the central computer on Orbis mysteriously malfunctions the Citizens begin to point their fingers at the newcomers. It is discovered that Johnny is a Softwire; a special gift that allows him to enter any computer with only his mind. Johnny is the first human to ever exhibit this trait and no one understands why.Soon Johnny is embroiled in a struggle between the Keepers who rule Orbis and the Trading Council who wants him dead. As he learns to harness his newfound ability, Johnny uncovers a virus wreaking havoc inside their precious computer. Now he must convince the powers that be on Orbis before they make war on each other and destroy his new home – along with Johnny’s dream of a better life. In the first episode of The Softwire, PJ Haarsma launches readers into an extraordinary new universe of power, corruption, and aliens. Foreword by Nathan Fillion (Firefly, The Rookie)
