Tor Books, 1988. Paperback, first printing. Reprints the 1978 novel. Bova's epic take on the near future. Clones, space stations, world governments, civil and racial unrest.
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Born in Philadelphia, Ben Bova worked as a newspaper reporter, a technical editor for Project Vanguard (the first American satellite program), and a science writer and marketing manager for Avco Everett Research Laboratory, before being appointed editor of Analog, one of the leading science fiction magazines, in 1971. After leaving Analog in 1978, he continued his editorial work in science fiction, serving as fiction editor of Omni for several years and editing a number of anthologies and lines of books, including the "Ben Bova Presents" series for Tor. He has won science fiction's Hugo Award for Best Editor six times.
A published SF author from the late 1950s onward, Bova is one of the field's leading writers of "hard SF," science fiction based on plausible science and engineering. Among his dozens of novels are Millennium, The Kinsman Saga, Colony, Orion, Peacekeepers, Privateers, and the Voyagers series. Much of his recent work, including Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, The Precipice, and The Rock Rats, falls into the continuity he calls "The Grand Tour," a large-scale saga of the near-future exploration and development of our solar system.
A President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science-fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, in 2001 Dr. Bova was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He lives in Naples, Florida, with his wife, the well-known literary agent Barbara Bova.
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 1ST DECEMBER 1988. COVER HAS A FEW CREASES AND SOME SHELF WEAR. 470 PAGE TEXT HAS LIGHT WEAR WITH ONE CORNER FOLD AND TINY TEAR ON TWO PAGES. SCIENCE FICTION. 4.25" X 7". WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS. Seller Inventory # SKU1061687
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus - First Printing. # 53245-7. "2028 A.D. On an Earth that is choked with pollution, economic stagnation, and a population exceeding 7 billion, the World Government struggles to maintain order. Space station Island One is the one true hope that mankind has, but the multinational corporations that control it are more concerned with destroying the government than saving the planet." 470 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with somewhat shelf-worn covers and a back cover corner-crease - its interior uncompromised. This quite respectable copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders. Seller Inventory # SP1052
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tor Books, 1988 Nice Bova pb with mild wear only. Soft cover. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 2717