science fiction book

April 8, 2008 10:05 PM

looking for a book, its about a geneticly altered boy (his whole colony was altered thus) he is really big and strong, they raise dangerous animals as pets. Anyway he is the first of his colony to go off to a sort of galactic school, where he ends up fighting all sorts of creatures, near the end he fights a huge mutant bear and wins by smashingits head with a camera. I aplogize if this is not the proper place to post but i could not find what i need
posted by quseio to Science & Nature (5 answers total)

Sounds like part of "There Is No Darkness" by Joe and Jack Haldeman.
posted by Marky at 10:17 PM on April 8, 2008

Dang it, Marky. I thought I was going to contribute. That is exactly what it sounds like.
posted by codswallop at 10:18 PM on April 8, 2008

Was part of it that he kept having to fight various "children" in the schools, working his way up the pecking order?

Was another part of it that one of his toughest opponents was a kid from a planet with high gravity, and they then went to go on about not only how he'd be stronger, but also faster, as quicker reflexes are required to catch yourself from smashing into the ground faster?

If so, it's probably pre-1987.
posted by adipocere at 10:12 AM on April 9, 2008

thanks that was exactly right thx again hivemind )
posted by quseio at 11:47 PM on April 11, 2008

now does anyone know where i can read this online? or download it legally ?
posted by quseio at 11:49 PM on April 11, 2008