Description:

Hypatia, or Tia for short, is a very precocious 7 year old who lives with her archaeologist parents on an alien planet. She contracts a disease which leaves her paralyzed. She chooses to become a shellperson –essentially a brain linked to machinery. In her case the machinery is a spaceship which becomes her body. She is joined by a “brawn,” an able bodied person who lives with her in the spaceship. She adjusts to this life and has several adventures exploring space and catching criminals. This is an extra large print publication specifically formatted for people who have trouble reading ordinary size print. The print in this version is equivalent to 20 point type; the reader can reduce the size if desired. Ordinary large print is equivalent to 18 point type. There are links from the Table of Contents to text. If printed, there would be over 530 pages.