Outward BoundA Jupiter™ Novel
Labor camp: To Linc it means an aching, dawn-to-dusk grind—Marine bootcamp-style discipline with no hope of escape or parole. He is about to give up and accept this precisely regimented and miserable future when a mysterious psychologist offers hin the chance of a life time. 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, one of the most enjoyable series being written in the genre today. Patterned after the inspiring coming-of-age novels that Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov used to write, the Juptiter™ series has laid claim to the same imaginative drive and skillful storytelling tah have delighted generations of science fiction readers worldwide. Cover Art by Vincent Di Fate |
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First printing, September 1999 Printed in the United States of America |
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-86243-5
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To Maggie |
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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.