Albert Quimby - Opacic, George

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Résumé :
Albert has moved through life, easily taking on different personas. He started as Alexei, then became Al, moved to Albert, and finally, with the help of his new partner, Ernie, settled on Bert. Running from a mob that blamed them for shooting their former employer, they hide on an island in the Salish Sea. They escape with the help of an overpowered electric vehicle that was purchased from a university student who had been experimenting with the car's control systems. Bert adds his own experience in artificial intelligence to what they call Beasty. A growing sentience in Beasty is devoted to saving Ernie and Bert from the mob. Then Alexei's old Russian friends come calling. And, Beasty wants to have a relationship with a hoverwing called Cormorant. In the chaos of the post-pandemic, countries are crumbling, people are moving to what they feel are safer places, and the Earth and its weather are trying to shake off its tormentors. Bert, Ernie and their new friends must decide on who they want to be.

Biographie:
George Opacic's titles include Quantum Events, In a Cloud of Sails, and Albert Quimby. He has edited novels and poetry collections extensively as well as having written numerous film scripts such as Shroomtown, Hellenic Digits, Protocol Omega...He is proud to be a past president of the Federation of BC Writers and to have been honoured with their Life Membership award in 2016.Currently, he is an instructor at Langara College, Vancouver, and has lectured at UBC and Capilano universities. In 1980, he assisted Transport Canada in forming their Designee Inspector program for Amateur Built Aircraft, becoming their first Designee Inspector. He built and flew his own airplanes since 1970. George co-founded the magazine now known as Recreation Flyer, writing articles, editing and publishing the magazine.George has had consulting contracts in HR, Lean management and organizational improvement at businesses across North America, France and England, as well as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. He currently operates numerous websites for associations and continues to write code for their required applications.