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Outward Bound [Paperback]

James P. Hogan
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Feb 15 2000 Jupiter
Fifteen-year-old Linc Marani is from the wrong side of twenty-second century L.A.'s tracks. Everyone he knows is addicted to dope, booze, and the violence that masquerades as bravado in life on the streets. When a chance at some cold hard cash is offered to him by a slick associate in a fancy Cadillac, Linc jumps at the bait, only to find himself sentenced to a juvenile labor camp when the heist goes sour.

Labor camp, to Linc, means an aching, dawn-to-dusk bootcamp-style grind with no hope of escape or parole. He is about to give up and head out for a precisely regimented and miserable future when a mysterious psychologist offers him the chance of a lifetime. Can Linc overcome one of the worst neighborhoods on Earth by proving his worth on a mission beyond the stars?

Outward Bound is the sixth book in the Jupiter series. Patterned after the inspiring coming-of-age novels that Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov used to write, the Jupiter series has laid claim to that same imaginative drive and skillful storytelling that has delighted generations of science fiction readers worldwide.

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When 15-year-old street punk Linc Marani is arrested during a routine shakedown, his life is set on a new course that leads to the stars. Faced with the choice of spending the rest of his life in work camps or joining a mysterious recruitment program, Linc opts for the latter. Soon he's transferred from jail to a series of top-secret camps where the weak wash out and the bodies and minds of the remaining incorrigibles are disciplined and honed. Linc's benefactors, tough but fair, reveal themselves to be from the "Outzone," the area of space beyond Mars where independent "zoners" are struggling to establish a new civilization based on truth and service. Although Linc makes the final cut, will he be able to overcome the habits of his past and the obstacles posed by his rival, class bully Arvin, to succeed in the new community where he has made his first real friends? The action never lags in Hogan's (Bug Park, etc.) 22nd-century coming-of-age yarn, though its outdated vision of macho camaraderie and female submission can grate. Overall, Hogan does a fine job in making real, and even heroic, his young protagonist's struggle to redefine himself far away from anything he has ever known.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Set up by a local criminal to take the rap for a shady deal, 15-year-old Linc Marani receives an unexpected chance to create a new future for himself?with the stars as his destination. The latest novel by the author of Bug Park (LJ 3/15/97) depicts a young man's rite of passage as he makes his way from a troubled youth to a responsible citizen of the future. Reminiscent of the early works of Heinlein in its appeal to teenage readers, this sixth novel in the Jupiter series belongs in most sf or YA collections.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Outward Bound Good Cyberpunk Book Dec 1 2002
Format:Paperback
Outward Bound

Outward Bound is an excellent science fiction book for either the science fiction fan or anyone looking for a good novel. The book is a short read that seems to go by rather quickly, which is a first for a slow reader like myself. The chapters are fairly short, but make the book easier to follow. I was definitely surprised that the book kept my attention, I could hardly set the novel down.

Linc Marani is a troubled teen who wants nothing more than to live the fast life. He runs into problems with the law and is turned to an alternative boot camp for youth. There he faces the adversity of his new and mysterious life. He interacts with many characters and problems, such as Angelo, the buddy, and Arvin, the bully. Tension rises when Arvin and Linc continue to butt heads and neither are willing to back down. The central theme is whether Linc will be able to turn his meaningless life around into something that is worth more than anything on this planet.

This is an uplifting story that gives hope that there are better things out there, showing that hard work and self control can get you somewhere in life. The technology is a little hard to follow but gets the point across. I was intrigued throughout the novel, this is the best science fiction book I have read, and I would rate it above the well known novels such as Blade Runner, Snow Crash, and Shockwave Rider. James P. Hogan's Outward Bound is just an entertaining, feel good novel.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Outward Bound Dec 1 2002
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Format:Paperback
Outward Bound is an excellent science fiction book for either the science fiction fan or anyone looking for a good novel. The book is a short read that seems to go by rather quickly, which is a first for a slow reader like myself. The chapters are fairly short, but make the book easier to follow. I was definitely surprised that the book kept my attention, I could hardly set the novel down.

Linc Marani is a troubled teen who wants nothing more than to live the fast life. He runs into problems with the law and is turned to an alternative boot camp for youth. There he faces the adversity of his new and mysterious life. He interacts with many characters and problems, such as Angelo, the buddy, and Arvin, the bully. Tension rises when Arvin and Linc continue to butt heads and neither are willing to back down. The central theme is whether Linc will be able to turn his meaningless life around into something that is worth more than anything on this planet.

This is an uplifting story that gives hope that there are better things out there, showing that hard work and self control can get you somewhere in life. The technology is a little hard to follow but gets the point across. I was intrigued throughout the novel, this is the best science fiction book I have read, and I would rate it above the well known novels such as Blade Runner, Snow Crash, and Shockwave Rider. James P. Hogan's Outward Bound is just an entertaining, feel good novel.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Light, pleasant YA novel Aug 18 2002
Format:Paperback
Hogan is one of my favorite hard-science sf writers. Here, he
attempts a Heinleinesque juvenile novel, and does a pretty good job of it. This short book is a quick, light, pleasant read. It's pretty formulaic--an angel-with-a-dirty face kid from the
wrong side of the tracks, right on the verge of going permanently bad, ends up in a tough-love bootcamp, which
straightens him out. Nothing great, and certainly not for adults, but preteens should enjoy it.
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