Starswarm : a Jupiter novel

From the back cover: Kip has a secret. A young boy who lives with his uncle at the remote Starswarm station, Kip has heard a voice in his head for as long as he can remember. The voice, an artificial intelligence chip implanted in his skull, guides him in all his decisions, helping out with useful information and insight. When Kip finally discovers the truth behind who put the chip there and why, he is suddenly confronted with a powerful revelation that may put his own life and the whole outpost in grave danger. Kip has a secret. A young boy who lives with his uncle at Starswarm Station research outpost on planet Paradise, he has heard a voice in his head for as long as he can remember. The voice guides him in all his decisions, helping him through situations with useful information and helpful insight. One day, finally daring to ask the voice some tough questions, Kip discovers that his computer scientist parents implanted an artificial intelligence chip in his skull, which connects with a powerful mainframe computer via satellite. He also learns that his parents died under suspicious circumstances. And that his very existence is a well-kept secret that will soon come to light, putting his own life and the whole of outpost Starswarm in grave danger KIP could never remember a time when he couldn't hear the Voice in his head.