Control
- ISBN-10
- 1503256707
- ISBN-13
- 9781503256705
- Series
- Control
- Pages
- 146
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-11-29
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- Robert A. Harris
Description
They wanted to create a superior human to explore outer space. Stronger, faster, smarter and able to live longer than anyone had ever been able to. And they wanted to add a computer inside his brain so he could operate and control all the machines within a spaceship. On the 47th try they were successful. But the got more than they asked for. Because he had his own ideas of what he wanted, and abilities no one had imagined. And most importantly, he understood how to take control.
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