Antonion Borges’ far-ranging curiosity and inventiveness belie his formal training. Having graduated from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Department of Harvard Medical School as well as the Sawyer School in Radio and Television Broadcasting, he works in the field of ophthalmology and pathology. His research into the history of the American Civil war is paired in this work with his ability to present an imaginative history that will engage young readers. This and his previous books that look far into the future testify to the truth that he is a modern version of the Renaissance Man.
An arc of light across the sky and shots fired from a U.S. Navy Blue Angel F/A-18 supersonic hornet fail to collide; the light vanishes from the sky, and the light energy of the android Lawrence streaks to the earth and into the labs of C&L Automation, straight to the alien disc brought previously from Mars.
Dr. Paul Linsdale, unaware of Lawrence’s return, celebrates the birth of his son, Lawrence Love Linsdale, and goes to congress to request approval and funding for a project that will quell the dangerous supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park.
Congress gives the go-ahead, and for nine years the project proceeds. A ring of 1,000 manmade geysers operate to help Old Faithful bring an end to the supervolcano.
Dr. Linsdale’s son, visiting C&L and exploring on his own, happens upon the alien disk. There he is enlisted by his namesake, Lawrence, to help him flee the planet he has saved twice. Now he seeks only to live in peace, far beyond the Milky Way, with Lilah, the elder care robot who loves him.
Is a nine-year-old boy up to the task? Can Lawrence finally succeed in his quest for true love? More important for Earth, can the Yellowstone be saved?
Antonion Borges leads us from the historical roots of mankind to the far reaches of an unknown time and space. Interspersed with the quests of Linsdale and Lawrence, TV news broadcasts offer a glimpse into life in 2262.
A pivotal event for the United States of America was its Civil War in the 19th century, but understanding its complexities is daunting to both adults and children. Cocoa and Company offers a simple version of events in a story even beginning readers can understand. It is told in a way that will captivate older elementary school readers, as well as parents who read the book aloud for younger children.
Pairing whimsy with historical fact, as well as fun with a social conscience, Borges has dared to take on the entire timeframe of a bloody, costly war. Here is a story parents and teachers will embrace as a teaching tool, especially because it is an engaging tale. Children will enjoy the antics and bravery of a boxer dog, a Chihuahua, a Labrador retriever and a border collie. These lovable characters are certain to live in the minds of readers for a very long time.
Sometimes, to save the world, we have to start with ourselves.
Having protected the world from sure destruction thirty years before, Lawrence, a B12 Android, is now languishing on a death pole on Mars. His creator's son, Prof. Paul Linsdale, makes an impassioned plea to return this extraordinary humanoid to earth. But a successful yet turbulent rescue attempt on the red planet leaves an android and an ancient NASA space rover, Spirit, stranded.
The great Lawrence is hailed as a hero, but the humanoid has other plans for his life other than the one marked for his return. Handing over vital, as yet indecipherable, alien data to Linsdale, Lawrence disappears. Prof. Linsdale, now under financial pressure to produce Lawrence, resorts to subterfuge and creates a replica, but little does the scientist know that the replica's programming has been compromised by a cup of spilled coffee.
As the ‘real’ Lawrence starts appearing in war-torn areas, environmentally distressed regions and economically depressed parts of South America, the questions and tension start to build for the well-meaning professor.
And that's all before the replica Lawrence starts to unveil his plans...
The second book in the Annihilation of a Planet series explores the sensitive relationships man holds with his physical environment, technology and individual faith. Like Aesop, author Antonion Borges uses fable-like elements to produce a persuasive argument for changes to our governments, our charities and, most importantly, ourselves.
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