The quantum connection /

Steven Montan, computer whiz and hacker extraordinaire, was attending college in Ohio whe his world fell apart. A swarm of huge meteors fell all over the world, on Europe, on the United States, and in particular on Steven's home town in California. In an instant, his family and all his friends...

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Pengarang Utama: Taylor, Travis S.
Format: Buku
Bahasa:English
Diterbitkan: Riverdale, NY : New York : Baen ; Distributed by Simon & Schuster, c2005.
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