|
Ben Bova Bibliography
List of published works by or about American hard science fiction author Ben Bova (1932–2020). Novels * * ''Escape!'' (1969) * ''THX 1138'' (with George Lucas) (1971), based on the film ''THX 1138'' *''As on a Darkling Plain'' (1972) * ''When the Sky Burned'' (1972) * ''Gremlins, Go Home!'' (with Gordon Dickson) (1974) * ''The Starcrossed'' (1975) * ''The Multiple Man'' (1976) * '' City of Darkness'' (1976) * ''Test of Fire'' (1982) (A revised version of ''When the Sky Burned'') * ''The Winds of Altair'' (1973) (Revised 1983) * ''Peacekeepers'' (1988) * ''Cyberbooks'' (1989) * ''The Trikon Deception'' (with Bill Pogue) (1992) * ''Triumph'' (1993), ( alternate-history work, set at the end of World War II, in which Winston Churchill plots the assassination of Joseph Stalin, and in which Franklin D. Roosevelt lives past 1945) * ''Death Dream'' (1994) * – expanded edition later republished as ''The Immortality Factor'' * ''The Green Trap'' (2006) * ''Laugh Lines'' (2008) (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Science Fiction
Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell's '' Islands of Space'' in the November issue of ''Astounding Science Fiction''. The complementary term soft science fiction, formed by analogy to hard science fiction,) first appeared in the late 1970s. The term is formed by analogy to the popular distinction between the "hard" (natural) and "soft" (social) sciences, although there are examples generally considered as "hard" SF, such as Isaac Asimov's ''Foundation'' series, built on mathematical sociology. Science fiction critic Gary Westfahl argues that neither term is part of a rigorous taxonomy; instead they are approximate ways of characterizing stories that reviewers and commentators have found useful. History Stories revolving around scientific and technical consistency were written as early as the 1870s with the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Mars
:''There is also a 1955 juvenile science fiction novel of this name by W. E. Johns.'' :''The title 'Return to Mars' was used by authors Anthony Pollock and Brian Crowley in 1989, published by Magistra (Australia) as non-fiction.'' ''Return to Mars'' is a science fiction novel by Ben Bova. This novel is part of the Grand Tour series of novels. It was first published in 1999 and is a sequel to Ben Bova's novel ''Mars''. Plot summary Navajo geologist Jamie Waterman returned to Earth as a hero, travelling the globe, giving speeches on Mars, and supporting a return voyage. Now six years later, Waterman gets to return to his beloved red planet, and to the mysterious dwelling in the Valles Marineris region. However, the second voyage has sponsorship not from governments, but from corporations, most notably from millionaire Daryl Trumball, whose son is sent on the mission to make his father proud... and money. Now, Jamie finds himself locked in a war between Trumball's wishes of exploitin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas had approached Spivak in the mid-1940s about creating a fantasy companion to Spivak's existing mystery title, ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine''. The first issue was titled ''The Magazine of Fantasy'', but the decision was quickly made to include science fiction as well as fantasy, and the title was changed correspondingly with the second issue. ''F&SF'' was quite different in presentation from the existing science fiction magazines of the day, most of which were in pulp format: it had no interior illustrations, no letter column, and text in a single column format, which in the opinion of science fiction historian Mike Ashley "set ''F&SF'' apart, giving it the air and authority of a superior magazine". ''F&SF'' qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Analog Science Fiction And Fact
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Clayton, and edited by Harry Bates. Clayton went bankrupt in 1933 and the magazine was sold to Street & Smith. The new editor was F. Orlin Tremaine, who soon made ''Astounding'' the leading magazine in the nascent pulp science fiction field, publishing well-regarded stories such as Jack Williamson's '' Legion of Space'' and John W. Campbell's "Twilight". At the end of 1937, Campbell took over editorial duties under Tremaine's supervision, and the following year Tremaine was let go, giving Campbell more independence. Over the next few years Campbell published many stories that became classics in the field, including Isaac Asimov's ''Foundation'' series, A. E. van Vogt's ''Slan'', and several novels and stories by Robert A. Heinle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebula Awards Showcase 2008
''Nebula Awards Showcase 2008'' is an anthology of award winning science fiction short works edited by Ben Bova. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in April 2008. Summary The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the 2007 Nebula Award for novel, novella, novelette and short story, a profile of 2007 Grand Master winner James Gunn and a representative early story by him, and the three Rhysling and Dwarf Stars Award-winning poems for 2006, together with various other nonfiction pieces and bibliographical material related to the awards and an introduction by the editor. The Best Novel winner is represented by an excerpt. Not all nominees for the various awards are included. Contents *"Introduction" (Ben Bova) *"Echo" est Short Story winner, 2007(Elizabeth Hand) *"Burn" est Novella winner, 2007( James Patrick Kelly) *"The Books That Saved SFWA" ssay(Bud Webster) *" Two Hearts" est Novelette winner, 2007(Peter S. Beagle) *"Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Volume Two
''The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two'' is an English language science fiction two-volume anthology edited by Ben Bova and published in the U.S. by Doubleday (publisher) , Doubleday in 1973, distinguished as volumes "Two A" and "Two B". In the U.K. they were published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, Gollancz as ''Volume Two'' (1973) and ''Volume Three'' (1974). The original U.S. subtitle was ''The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time''. Twenty-two novellas published from 1895 to 1962 were selected by vote of the Science Fiction Writers of America, as that body had selected the contents of ''The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 1929–1964'', a collection of the best-regarded short stories. SFWA had been established in 1965 in literature , 1965 and that publication year defined its first annual Nebula Awards. Introducing the collected novellas, Bova wrote, "The purpose of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame anthologies is to bestow a similar recognition on stories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Star Conquerors
''The Star Conquerors'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Ben Bova Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of '' Analog Science Fiction and F .... It was published in 1959 by the John C. Winston Company. This is one of the thirty-five juvenile novels that comprise the Winston Science Fiction set, which novels were published in the 1950s for a readership of teen-aged boys. The typical protagonist in these books was a boy in his late teens who was proficient in the art of electronics, a hobby that was easily available to the readers. In this book, though, the protagonist is a junior officer, about twenty years old, in the Star Watch, the interstellar navy of the Terran Confederation. Plot For ten years the Terran Confederation has been at war with a reptilian species, called the Saurians, who a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orion In The Dying Time
''Orion in the Dying time'' is a 1990 science fiction novel by American writer Ben Bova. It follows Orion as he finds himself in the Neolithic having been sent there by the Creators who plan on him stopping the mad creature set in his grandiose plans to destroy humankind and to repopulate the Earth with his kind. Plot summary The plot starts from where it stopped in '' Vengeance of Orion''. Orion awakes in a temple after being transported to the Neolithic era by the Creators. He then sees Anya whom he had been looking for throughout the previous novel in the series. As they leave the temple together, he spies a statue of Set initially taking it to be a man wearing a totem mask. They enter a garden and as Orion tries to take a fruit, Anya stops him warning him of Set who owns the garden. She then tells him of their mission which is to assess the situation and then come back for more equipment. As they walk on they encounter a group of slaves been guarded by a dinosaur. Orion with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance Of Orion (novel)
{{Infobox book , name = Vengeance of Orion , translator = , image = Vengeance of Orion.jpg , caption = First edition cover , cover_artist = Boris Vallejo , author = Ben Bova , country = United States , language = English , series = Orion , genre = Science fiction , publisher = Tor Books , release_date = 1988 , media_type = Print (hardcover) , pages = 352 , isbn = 0-8125-3161-2 , preceded_by = Orion , followed_by = Orion in the Dying Time ''Vengeance of Orion'' is a 1988 science fiction novel by American writer Ben Bova. It is the sequel to ''Orion'' and follows his adventures in the time of the Greek heroes Achilles and Odysseus in the siege of Troy. The story takes up many plot elements of Homer's "Iliad" but also includes elements not appearing in Homer, such as the presence of the Hittite empire to the east of Troy. Plot summary Orion comes into "being" as a rower on board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus (novel)
''Venus'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Ben Bova, part of the Grand Tour The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tuto ... novel series and first published in the year 2000. The story follows Van Humphries, the son of the ruthless tycoon Martin Humphries, and his experiences on Venus. Plot summary Martin Humphries is the head of the giant Humphries Space Systems and at his 100th birthday party announces a prize of ten billion dollars to anyone who can recover any remains of his eldest son Alex. Alex was killed two years previously on a mission to Venus. Van Humphries, Martin's son and younger brother to Alex takes up the challenge despite, and because of, a mutual dislike between son and father. Van assembles a ship and crew and heads off to Venus, shadowed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mars Life
''Mars Life'' is a science fiction novel by Ben Bova. This novel is part of the Grand Tour series of novels. It was first published in 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... and is a sequel to Ben Bova's novel '' Return to Mars''. Plot summary Jamie Waterman is back as Director of the Mars Program; along with his wife Vijay, the beautiful Indian-Aussie, and Dex Trumball, the Director of the Board in charge of Mars financing. The death of his son bring Waterman and his wife back to Earth, and puts them both in a slump. Over the years, the New Morality has slowly been taking over the American government, and gaining power; the NM restricts and censors anything that is a threat to them, and hide behind religion. One of their biggest concerns is the Mars program, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury (2005 Novel)
''Mercury'' is a 2005 science fiction novel by American writer Ben Bova. The story chronicles the chain of events which leads Mance Bracknell, a shy but gifted engineering student, from the pinnacle of success to the depths of misery and vengeance. The book is part of the Grand Tour (novel series) Plot summary Mance was the chief visionary and engineer behind the skytower, a super space elevator which ran from Ecuador all the way into low Earth orbit. When religious fundamentalists and agents of the scheming Yamagata Corporation sabotage the skytower, however, millions are killed; Mance is faced with his own guilt for the tragedy and sees himself as ostensibly responsible. He is arrested and put on trial. Things turn out even worse for Mance when his friends, bioengineer Victor Molina and Rev. Elliott Danvers, abandon him, and he is exiled to a life of hard work and misery in the Asteroid Belt, far from his beloved wife Lara—upon whom the double-crossing Victor Molina had alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
