Venus, Ben Bova
Venus, Ben Bova
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Venus
The Grand Tour Series

Author: Ben Bova

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 11 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/13/2011

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

The surface of Venus is the most hellish place in the solar system, its ground hot enough to melt aluminum, its air pressure high enough to crush spacecraft landers like tin cans, its atmosphere a choking mix of poisonous gases. This is where the frail young Van Humphries must goor die trying. Years before, Vans older brother perished in the first attempt to land a man on Venus. Vans father has always hated him for being the one to survive. Now, his father is offering a tenbilliondollar prize to the first person who lands on Venus and returns his oldest sons remains. To everyones surprise, Van takes up the offer. But what Van Humphries will find on Venus will change everythingour understanding of Venus, of global warming on Earth, and his knowledge of who he is.

About Ben Bova

Ben Bova is the author of more than a hundred works of science fact and fiction, including Able One, Leviathans of Jupiter, and the Grand Tour novels, including Titan, winner of John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in 2005, and in 2008 he won the Robert A. Heinlein Award "for his outstanding body of work in the field of literature." He is President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America, and a former editor of Analog and former fiction editor of Omni. As an editor, he won science fiction's Hugo Award six times. Dr. Bova's writings have predicted the Space Race of the 1960s, virtual reality, human cloning, the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars), electronic book publishing, and much more. He lives in Florida.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul

Hard sci-fi pioneering space exploration at its very best! Martin Humphries, a fabulously wealthy industrialist living on a lunar colony, passionately despises his second son, Van. Cruelly labeling him as "the runt" and bullying him relentlessly as a directionless, untalented weakling, Humphries blam......more

Goodreads review by Jason

I've always seen Bova's books on the shelves in the bookstore, but I've never really had a desire to pick them up. The titles never really drew me in; the synopsis on the back of the books never really caught my interest--in fact, they hinted at plots which were very familiar within the genre writte......more

Goodreads review by Christopher

Martin Humphries, a hedonistic and cruel billionaire lost his favorite son to the planet Venus. Alex's remains still lie somewhere on the surface of the planet. Martin offers a $10 billion prize to the person who goes to Venus and returns with his son's body. At the same time he cuts off his other s......more

Goodreads review by Ashley

I was shocked to find that Venus was part of a huge series, but read that I didn't necessarily have to read the other books in order to read the story. I agree because I had no issues with understanding what was happening; the author did a good job of world-building and explaining character backgro......more

Goodreads review by Lubo

I am not entirely sure why some readers disliked this book -- It's got a great plot, well developed characters, and is overall a great read. Are there better books out there; sure, but this is a great book in it's own right. It's like a really well made B-movie, a bit cheesy at times, but overall gr......more

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