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Photon #3
In Search of MOM
On Earth, Photon is a game ... and Christopher Jarvis is one of its best players - wielding his laser gun with high-scoring precision and razor-sharp skill.
But in space, Photon is for real ... and Christopher Jarvis becomes Bhodi Li - Photon Warrior - the newest recruit in the elite fighting corp. Their mission: to stop the dark Warlord of Arr in his savage conquest of the universe.
In Search of MOM
MOM, Photon's central computer, has been stolen. Swallowed up by Arrian circuitry. And the effects are devastating. Bhodi Li is called into action, joining Photon's warrior forces on a deadly campaign hindered by MOM's disappearance. It's just the advantage the Warlord of Arr needs to win the war - and ultimately destroy the universe!
But in space, Photon is for real ... and Christopher Jarvis becomes Bhodi Li - Photon Warrior - the newest recruit in the elite fighting corp. Their mission: to stop the dark Warlord of Arr in his savage conquest of the universe.
In Search of MOM
MOM, Photon's central computer, has been stolen. Swallowed up by Arrian circuitry. And the effects are devastating. Bhodi Li is called into action, joining Photon's warrior forces on a deadly campaign hindered by MOM's disappearance. It's just the advantage the Warlord of Arr needs to win the war - and ultimately destroy the universe!
- GenresScience Fiction
155 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1987
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November 25, 2025
Bhodi Li (a/k/a Christopher Jarvis) and his comrades are shocked to learn that the computer entity called MOM that supplies their tech and gives their orders has been kidnapped by the opposition. Though they don't have access to her vast knowledge as well as her teleportation and time freezing capabilities, they are still determined to mount a cobbled-together rescue.
And, bonus, in the course of the adventure, they will learn the full origin story of the Photon Warriors and their evil adversaries.
A footnote toward the end of the book indicates that at least a portion of this July 1987 book was written after the last episode of the TV series was written and/or produced (it aired in March 1987). I've never seen the show, so I don't know if any of the mythology revealed here was ever in the show. I wonder if the author of this book -- Peter David, writing as David Peters -- was working from the show's bible or if he knew the show was canceled and was given permission to come up with his own original version of the mythology behind the concept.
David has been a little cheeky throughout the previous books, dropping in plugs for the book and comic book series he was writing at the time under his true name. This time he even pokes a little fun at Photon by having one character pointing out the similarities to "The Last Starfighter" movie.
The whole book is built to climax with a goofy punch line, but I enjoyed the balance of silliness and drama that David achieves in this juvenile adventure.
And, bonus, in the course of the adventure, they will learn the full origin story of the Photon Warriors and their evil adversaries.
A footnote toward the end of the book indicates that at least a portion of this July 1987 book was written after the last episode of the TV series was written and/or produced (it aired in March 1987). I've never seen the show, so I don't know if any of the mythology revealed here was ever in the show. I wonder if the author of this book -- Peter David, writing as David Peters -- was working from the show's bible or if he knew the show was canceled and was given permission to come up with his own original version of the mythology behind the concept.
David has been a little cheeky throughout the previous books, dropping in plugs for the book and comic book series he was writing at the time under his true name. This time he even pokes a little fun at Photon by having one character pointing out the similarities to "The Last Starfighter" movie.
The whole book is built to climax with a goofy punch line, but I enjoyed the balance of silliness and drama that David achieves in this juvenile adventure.
August 14, 2013
This book is the very first book that I ever bought for myself and read. It started a lifetime love of reading that continues to this day (albeit at a much slower pace now. :) ).
Based on the real-life game Photon, a copy of Laser Tag, this is the third book in the the series of six (not counting the initial novelization).
Based on the real-life game Photon, a copy of Laser Tag, this is the third book in the the series of six (not counting the initial novelization).
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