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The last novel in the Grand Tour series by sci-fi master #BenBova is #Pluto, which reflects the latest discoveries from the #NASA #NewHorizons mission. As the author of "The Case for Pluto," I was tickled to talk with space scientist Les Johnson, who wrote the novel based on the notes that Bova left behind when he died. Give a listen to the #FictionScience podcast to get the full details. https://cosmiclog.com/2025/10/31/a-fictional-grand-tour-portrays-pluto-as-it-really-is/
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📚 Cyberbooks by Ben Bova: Not great, but entertaining as a bit of retro-tech kitsch.
Read the rest: https://michaelhans.com/eclecticism/2023/09/17/%f0%9f%93%9a-cyberbooks-by-ben-bova/ (#BenBova)
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The resale shop I've been going to has slowly been putting out Bova's Grand Tour books. They clearly have a huge stash of donated books in the back and put new ones out as shelf space allows and in an entirely random fashion. I've added these two recently to Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Titan. The only downside is this place wants $2 per paperback... which I can get down to $1.80 a copy with my senior's discount.
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#smallstreamers Name another #twitch stream where you'll find #informationsecurity discussion, #Startrek #picard , #dragonPrince, #wheelofTime and #benbova discussions? Right freaking here... along with my co-pilots "plant" and "Momma Kitty" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnkPpIcMtOE
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I did not realize Ben Bova wrote a series called the Grand Tour in the 1990s and 2000s. I always think of him as a sci fi author of the 70s. Anyway, found these at the resale shop (Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn). $5.08 for the three. Ostensibly they're set in the same "universe" but it's not like a series where you have to read them in any order. They're mostly standalone novels.
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"The subject matter [for Blood of Tyrants] was something that I had been mulling over for years, the idea that our society is breeding barbarians in the decaying ghettos of our major cities, and sooner or later these barbarians are going to declare war against the civilization that produced them."
- #BenBova, 1988, 'Escape Plus'
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Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88
Scientist, Hugo Award winner, and prolific science fiction author and editor Ben Bova passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the age of 88, Tor.com is able to confirm. The author of more than one hundred books, Bova also edited some of the genre’s best-known publications and served as the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Word of Bova’s passing first came from Kathryn Brusco, who revealed that Bova had passed due to complications from COVID-19 and a stroke. ...
