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The Grand Tour Ser.: New Earth by Ben Bova (2014, Mass Market)

We've found an Earthlike planet, but what secrets does it hold? In Ben Bova's New Earth , The world is thrilled by the discovery of an Earthlike planet. Advance imaging shows oceans of liquid water and a breathable, oxygen-rich atmosphere. A human exploration team is dispatched to explore the planet, now nicknamed New Earth. The explorers understand they're on a one-way mission. The trip takes eighty years one way, so even if they are able to return to Earth, nearly two hundred years will have passed. Their friends and family will be gone. The explorers are not the best available: they are expendable. Upon landing on the planet they find a group of intelligent creatures who look like humans. Are they native to this world or invaders? Moreover, the scientists begin to realize that the planet cannot be natural. Rather, could New Earth be an artifact?

Book Title
New Earth
Author
Ben Bova
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / Space Opera, Science Fiction / Space Exploration
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
384 Pages

Series Volume Number
1
Reviews
[Bova's] excellence at combining hard science with believable characters and an attention-grabbing plot makes him one of the genre's most accessible and entertaining storytellers., Bova proves himself equal to the task of showing how adversity can temper character in unforeseen ways., "Bova proves himself equal to the task of showing how adversity can temper character in unforeseen ways." - The New York Times "Bova gets better and better, combining plausible science with increasingly complex fiction." - Daily News (Los Angeles) "[Bova's] excellence at combining hard science with believable characters and an attention-grabbing plot makes him one of the genre's most accessible and entertaining storytellers." - Library Journal, "Bova proves himself equal to the task of showing how adversity can temper character in unforeseen ways." -- The New York Times "Bova gets better and better, combining plausible science with increasingly complex fiction." -- Daily News (Los Angeles) "[Bova's] excellence at combining hard science with believable characters and an attention-grabbing plot makes him one of the genre's most accessible and entertaining storytellers." -- Library Journal
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
The Grand Tour Ser.

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