Cogno: The Legends, Synapse (Paperback)

by Stuart Montaldo (Author)

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Product Description
Cogno: The Alien Legends is a "science faction" book series for ages 10 and up. Exciting suspense/adventure stories introduce Cogno and his investigative dream team, the Icari. They protect the galaxy and solve mysteries using their wits and special abilities.

Real science ideas are woven into the stories. A special section after the story helps separate the fact from the fiction for the reader.

Synopsis of Book One, "Synapse" Cogno and his Icari team are called into action to investigate a grave threat to many distant worlds. Are things really what they seem? Can a teenage fighter pilot, the universe's fastest creature and the rest of the team outwit an adversary that is powerful enough to devastate an entire galaxy? Walk the line between fiction and fact as the Icari unravels layers of mystery to unmask a coldly deceptive foe.

About the Author
Stuart Montaldo is a father of three, inventor and author. He created the award-winning Cogno board games that teach and inspire children about space sciences.

Product Details

• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: DoubleStar, LLC (2004)
• ISBN-10: 0974255823
• ISBN-13: 978-0974255828
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,357,080 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A decent story for kids, but not a good source of science, September 6, 2007

By	C. Luc Reid "Luc" (Burlington, Vermont) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The covers of the Cogno books claim to offer science as well as science fiction, but despite blurbs from NASA astronauts and Bill Nye the Science Guy, the science content is low, and the science errors are widespread. This is a perfectly serviceable science fantasy story, and my 10-year-old enjoys it on that level, but the author doesn't seem to have a particularly good command of science. For example, he has a space ship repair robot, meant to work in vacuum, use suction cups. (Suction cups work by creating a vacuum, which works because outside air pressure, of which there is none in space, holds the suction cup onto the surface.) And while he gives brief lip service to the problems of interstellar travel, he literally has spaceships travelling from one star system to another in two minutes (even when he's not using his science fantasy hyperspace approach). A decent story, but you might want to caution your kids against taking any of the science seriously.