PJ Haarsma
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url
http://www.goodreads.com/theylor
born
June 05, 1964
gender
male
place of birth
Georgetown, Canada
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
influences
Henlein, Card, Asimov, Clarke
member since
February 2008
about this author
A lot about The Softwire comes from my own experiences growing up. No, I never traveled on a seed-ship to Orbis but I did feel like I was a slave working in my parents ceramic factory as a teenager. In the summer I would slug 50lbs+ molds around while standing in a room with kilns firing at 1400 degrees. It wasn't fun and at the time I really resented my parents for it. I felt used and not in control of what I wanted. Probably like a lot of other kids my age then but hey, what did I know, I was fourteen.
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The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 by PJ Haarsma (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.08 — 86 ratings — published 2006 |
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The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2 by PJ Haarsma (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.18 — 57 ratings — published 2008 |
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The Softwire: Worm Hole Pirates on Orbis 3 by PJ Haarsma (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.38 — 26 ratings — published 2009 |
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The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 by PJ Haarsma (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.38 — 24 ratings — published 2008 |
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Softwire Virus on Orbis One (Book 1) by PJ Haarsma (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.86 — 7 ratings — published 2008 |
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The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2 by PJ Haarsma (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2009 |
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The Softwire: Awakening on Orbis 4 by PJ Haarsma (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2010 |
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Charlie's Monsters (Nightmare Academy) by Dean Lorey bookshelves: currently-reading |
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date: April 18, 2009 03:00PM location: Oceanside Barnes & Noble , 2615 Vista Way , Oceanside, CA, The United States description: Join PJ Haarsma and friends at 3pm on April 18th to celebrate the launch of "The Softwire: Wormhole Pirates on Orbis 3." 25% percent of all proceeds from book sales that day will go to Kids Need to Read. Special guests to attend. | |||
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The Haarsma Cafe
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— last activity Nov 28, 2008 11:42PM
PJ Haarsma, author of The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 and the upcoming novel The Softwire: Betrayal on Orbis 2 invites readers to get up-close and pers...more
Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library
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All the good, important, and must-have books from SciFi and Fantasy... ageless, timeless, and without boundaries.
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— last activity Mar 01, 2008 09:08PM
This Small Group is for people who like to share stories! we sometimes have contests and have a little fun! ~~~~Made by Michael (tsyoshi) The Website ...more
Kids Need to Read
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Kids Need to Read started this group as a place to discuss the books on its official donation list, brainstorm new ways to inspire reading among child...more
Grey Griffins Guild
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The Grey Griffins come to Goodreads!
Join fans of the Grey Griffins series as we discuss the adventures of Max Sumner and his three best friends...more
Erec Rex
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This group is to discuss Kaza Kingsley's book series "Erec Rex".
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Well, Tarzana on March 12th. San Diego on April 3rd. BEA at the end of May... Phoenix the entire month of Sept. I think though I'm going to start charging for the pix. You know like the sci-fi actors at the cons? Just kidding! You bring the camera, I'll smile!
I gotta keep track of your schedule so I can have one of those trendy me-with-the-author photos, too! =)
