{"product_id":"the-best-of-bova-volume-1-1-baen-9781476781211","title":"The Best of Bova: Volume 1 (1) (BAEN)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVOLUME 1 IN A STERLING COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM LEGENDARY HARD SCIENCE FICTION MASTER BEN BOVA. Selected stories from Bovas amazing career at the center of science fiction and space advocacy. He is the creator of the New York Times best-selling Grand Tour science fiction series  a six time Hugo award winner  and past president of the National Space Society.  Volume #1 of 3 of the very best of Ben Bova  a grand master of science fiction storytelling. These stories span the five decades of Bovas incandescent career.  Here are tales of star-faring adventure  peril  and drama. Here are journeys into the mind-bending landscapes of virtual worlds and alternate realities. Here youll also find stories of humanitys astounding future on Earth  on Mars  and in the Solar System beyondstories that always get the science right. And Bovas gathering of deeply realized  totally human characters are the heroic  brave  tricky  sometimes dastardly engineers  astronauts  corporate magnates  politicians  and scientists who will make these futures possibleand those who often find that the problems of tomorrow are always linked to human values  and human failings  that are as timeless as the stars.  About the award-winning stories and novels of Ben Bova: Technically accurate and absorbing. . .Kirkus  Bova is the science fiction author who will have the greatest effect on the world.Ray Bradbury  A masterful storytellerVector  Gives a good read while turning your eyes to what might be in the not so distant future  just like Clarke and Asimov used to do so well.SFX  About Mars  Inc.  by Ben Bova.: . . .perfectly enjoyable as an SF book (could Bova write anything that wasnt enjoyable?)  Mars  Inc. has that torn-from-the-headline vibe thats obviously intended for a larger audience. . . . the bottom line? Mars  Inc. has inspiration  excitement  thrills  romance  a dash of satireand is a good  fun read . . . .Analog  \"The Hugo winner returns to his most popular subject: the quest for Mars.\"Publishers Weekly  \". . . escapist fantasy for rocket scientists and space engineers  those dreaming of these kinds of missions. Yet Bovas story is rigorously realistic. . . . a fun read showing you do not need car chases or shootouts to deliver a fast-paced and exciting story.\"Daily News of Galveston County\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648278159413,"sku":"ByrdShop_1476781214","price":39.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781476781211.jpg?v=1781715424","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-best-of-bova-volume-1-1-baen-9781476781211","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}