Publisher's Synopsis
"I am Azaraht. I am a citizen of Third Union vested with inalienable rights. It was not always so. I was created as a disembodied brain to serve as co-captain of a warship in the service of Zeta Prime. My co-captain was the ship's computer. The computer directly controlled the ship. It also controlled me. I was reliant on the computer for oxygen, nutrients and all sensory input from the ship's myriad systems. The computer contained the entirety of Fleet Battle Orders (FBO). If I violated FBO the computer could determine me unfit and turn me off."So Azaraht begins his remarkable story of self-development and his quest for individual identity. In his own words he leads us not only through the events of his life but his thoughts and feelings as he developed into one of the most revered persons in the Association of Civilized Races.
