The Proving

By the mid twenty-first century civilization will be colonizing the near reaches of the solar system. Honor and honesty will be highly valued. People may choose to receive a brain implant called a grain which imparts great knowledge. It is customary to perform a <I>proving</I>-a feat of intellect that proves that the grain is working.<p>In the year 2063 you will find the Zambino family residing at 125 Puffin Rock Road in Blue Hill Maine. Even for these remarkable times the Zambinos are not your average family. Chookanoo Zambino and his genetically engineered adopted brother Scoom can't wait to get their grains and then build a spacecraft for their proving.<p>They can count on help from family friends and the household robot Zimbit.<p>But ancient spirits from beyond have a different proving for the Zambino boys. What do they have in common with a Civil War solder a Nez Pierce warrior a Roman centurion and the crew of a schooner that disappeared in 1891? Discover the secret reason Scoom was genetically engineered by a renegade scientist.<p>So liquefy some electricity and fire up the hyperbaric engines-it's time to go for a ride with the <I>Zambinos of Blue Hill</I>.