Lukka, a Hittite warrior, returns to the Hittite capital city to find it engulfed in civil war, his father murdered, and his wife and two young sons taken away by slavers. Along with a small cadre of soldiers under his command, Lukka launches an epic search for his family, which leads him to the gates of Troy as it is beseiged by the army of Agamemnon. Bova then proceeds to an original retelling of the final stages of the legendary Trojan War. In this account, Lukka serves as a literary mirror, revealing the personalities of some well-known characters, with a few surprising results. Odysseus, predictably, is practical, crafty, and a natural survivor in treacherous waters. Achilles is a born killer, but he is shown as short and ugly, and his death is decidedly unheroic. Helen is, of course, the babe of all babes, but she is also petty and whiny.

The dynamic new President of the United States, James J. Halliday, seems determined to singlehandedly turn an embittered nation around from economic, political, and social ruin. No one could be prouder than his devoted press secretary Meric Albano. But is the President accomplishing this monumental task alone? After one of the President’s rare public appearances, a derelict is found dead nearby. A derelict who not only looks like the President, but whose blood, retinas, even fingerprints match those of the man in charge. Is the real President, the man Albano swore loyalty to, still in office? Is this part of a plot to topple American democracy? That’s what Albano has to find out—if he doesn’t, his life, as well as his country, will be destroyed…

Once, Dan Radolph was one of the richest men on Earth, but now that the planet is spiraling into environmental disaster, he must look to the wealth of the stars to save the economy. Martin Humphries is also aware of the potential of space-based industry, but he does not care if Earth perishes.

Brimming with memorable characters and human conflict, rugged high-tech prospectors and boardroom betrayals, The Rock Rats continues the tale of our near-future struggle over the incalculable wealth of the Asteroid Belt. Before it ends, many will die—and many will achieve more than they ever dreamed was possible.

The irrepressible Sam Gunn.A hero without peer or scruples, Sam Gunn has a nose for trouble, money, and women--though not necessarily in that order. A man with the ego (and stature) of a Napoleon, the business acumen of a P. T. Barnum, and the raging hormones of a teenage boy, Sam is the finest astronaut NASA ever trained…and dumped.But more than money, more than women, Sam Gunn loves justice. (And he really *does* love money and women.) Whether he's suing the Pope, helping twin sisters entangled in the "virtual sex" trade, or on trial for his life on charges of interplanetary genocide, you can be sure of one thing: this is one space jockey who'll meet every challenge with a smile on his lips, an ace up his sleeve…and a weapon in his pocket.Now, for the first time between covers, Hugo-winner Ben Bova presents all the tales of Sam Gunn to date, including three never before collected in book form. Here is the entire chronicle of Sam Gunn, trailblazer and scoundrel, as he scams his way from one end of the Solar System to the other, giving bold new meaning to the term “venture capitalist.”

When corporations go to war, standard business practice goes out the window. Astro Corporation is led by indomitable Texan Pancho Lane, Humphries Space Systems by the rich and ruthless Martin Humphries, and their fight is over nothing less than resources of the Asteroid Belt itself. As fighting escalates, the lines between commerce and politics, boardroom and bedroom, blur—and the keys to victory will include physics, nanotechnology, and cold, hard cash.As they fight it out, the lives of thousands of innocents hang in the balance, including the rock rats, who make their living off the asteroids, and the inhabitants of Selene City on Earth’s moon. As if matters weren’t complicated enough, the shadowy Yamagata corporation sets its sights on taking advantage of other people’s quarrels, and space pirate Lars Fuchs decides it’s time to make good on his own personal vendetta…It’s a breakneck finale that can end only in earth’s salvation—or the annihilation of all that humankind has ever accomplished in space.

Pink scented smog, 3-D TV and earthquake-proof aluminium skyscrapers capable of hurtling themselves and their occupants to a safe Pacific splashdown should tremors exceed desired tolerances. This is the twenty-first century of Ben Bova’s hilarious novel, where the Vitaform Process grants nubile new bodies to the aged and a new 3-D TV series offering the illusion of almost live entertainment in the home is all that Bernard Finger, the cigar-chewing loudmouth mogul of Titanic Productions needs to save his company from the brink of financial disaster.Enter one Bill Oxnard, inventor of the 3-D holographic system, Brenda Impanema, Finger’s sexy lady assistant, Ron Gabriel, hot-tempered hot-shot script writer who hates Finger nearly as much as Finger hates him, and you’ve got the winning formula for a smashing new family series guaranteed to bring 3-D to the heart of the viewing public and make a fortune for Titanic.Or will it?Stay tuned as the whole sick crew of Titanic Productions struggles to bring you the greatest intergalactic show on earth… THE STARCROSSED.

The Trikon Deception opens up the next frontier in technothriller excitement with a page-turning novel of intrigue and assassination in high orbit—co-written by the former commander of Skylab. 1998: Trikon is a vast steel island in the vacuum of space, the first industrial research laboratory to be built in orbit, designed as the only risk-free environment for genetic experiments too controversial—or dangerous—to be performed on Earth. Devised by a visionary scientist and industrialist, Trikon is a shared project of North America, Japan, and United Europe. In theory, the international companies that make up the Trikon consortium are supposed to be working together for the betterment of all humanity; in reality, espionage and sabotage are Trikon’s major projects. Mankind has gone to space, but he has brought all his greed and deceit, all his lust and violence, with him—and the hidden conspiracies aboard Trikon may bring the gigantic space station crashing down upon the innocent and the guilty alike. No one can write about space like someone who’s been there, and The Trikon Deception is an authentic space age thriller on the cutting edge of tomorrow.

Dalla sceneggiatura originale di George Lucas e Walter Murch.Ecco il nuovo film del regista di Guerre Stellari, nel magistrale romanzo scritto da Ben Bova. Siamo nel XXV Secolo e la Società, per il suo bene, naturalmente, è totalmente controllata. I cittadini vengono concepiti in provetta, sviluppati in recipienti, battezzati con una sigla, educati per via intravenosa e mantenuti in stato di innocenza mediante l’uso obbligatorio di droghe. Tutti poi, le precauzioni non sono mai troppe, sono sottoposti a costante controllo elettronico. Non si vede dunque come una certa scandalosa e antichissima storia potrebbe ripetersi. E invece, puntualmente, si ripete. Solo che l’Adamo di questo Eden sociale si chiama THX 1138, mentre la sua bella compagna di stanza che lo induce in tentazione (“Tanto” dice, “chi se ne accorgerà?”) risponde al nome di LUH 3417.

A novelization of the 1971 film directed by George Lucas.The perfectly controlled society.Its citizens are conceived in test tubes, nourished in vats, educated intravenously, watched by monitors, made docile by drugs.The Adam of this 25th century Eden is THX 1138; the Eve is his beautiful roommate LUH 3417. Having yielded to the temptation not to take her state-prescribed drugs, she lures THX into committing the same crime. How could anyone know? she argues.But the electronic monitor is all-seeing; instead of archangels with flaming swords there are police robots with cattle prods—and if there are any gates to this Eden, no one knows where…

A young woman approaches the Emperor of the Hundred Worlds with a plan to save Earth—through astrophysics and engineering—before the Sun explodes and wipes out the last genetically unaltered humans in the universe.

Habitat Goddard — kosmiczna arka z dziesięciotysieczną załogą na pokładzie — wchodzi na orbitę Saturna. Naukowcy wysyłają sondę na Tytana, ale zaraz po wylądowaniu przestaje ona wysyłać sygnały. Jednocześnie doktor Wunderly robi wszystko, żeby doszło do jeszcze jednego lotu przez pierścienie planety; podejrzewa, że żyją w nich mikroorganizmy.

Na Ziemi następuje przełom efektu cieplarnianego: zatapianie kontynentów, wybuchy wulkanów i ruchy sejsmiczne. Przeludnienie, głód, brak surowców powodują, że dla Ziemi nie ma już chyba nadziei. Są jednak obrotni ludzie, którzy uważają, że ratunek tkwi w kosmosie, w Pasie Asteroid, z jego bogactwem we wszystkie surowce. Naukowcy dokonują odkrycia napędu fuzyjnego, który pozwoli tę ideę zrealizować. Potrzebne są jednak olbrzymie inwestycje, rozpoczyna się przepychanie korporacji, które doprowadzi do pierwszej wojny w kosmosie, Wojny o Asteroidy. W Urwisku czytelnik ponownie spotka się z bohaterami innych książek Bovy — Martinem Humphriesem (Wenus) czy Dougiem Stavengerem (Wojna o Księżyc). Wyśmienita, trzymająca w napięciu od pierwszej do ostatniej strony fantastyka.

Orion finds himself thrust back to the ancient world of Greece and must prevent the Greek army from destroying the citadel of Troy. If he fails, he will lose the only woman he has ever loved. But if he succeeds, the history of the world will be changed forever. The stunning sequel to Orion.

Keith Stoner, ex-astronaut turned physicist, knows the signal that his research station is receiving from space is not random. Whatever it is, it’s real.And it’s headed straight for Earth.He’ll do anything to be the first man to go out to confront this enigma. Even lose the only woman he’s ever really loved.And maybe start a world war.

Albo jesteśmy sami we wszechświecie albo nie jesteśmy;każda z tych możliwości jest zaskoczeniem dla umysłu.Lee Dubridge

Sześciokrotny laureat Nagrody Hugo prezentuje wspaniały cykl powieści o eksploracji przez człowieka Układu Słonecznego, o pionierskiej walce z przeciwnościami losu, eksperymentalną technologią i grozą pustki kosmicznej. Baza Księżycowa nie może się obejśc bez nanotechnologii — dzięki niej rozrasta się, otrzymuje tlen, wodę i diament, z którego budowane są rakietowe klipry. Ale nanotechnologia zostaje zakazana przez Ziemię i ruch bigotów, zwany Nową Moralnością. Sterowana przez nich ONZ postanawia wysłać na Księżyc siły „pokojowe”, celem zamknięcia Bazy. Lunonauci odpowiadają ogłoszeniem niepodległości.

2095. After long months of travel, the gigantic colony ship Goddard has at last made orbit around Saturn, carrying a population of more than of 10,000 dissidents, rebels, extremists, and visionaries seeking a new life. Among Goddard’s missions is the study of Titan, which offers the tantalizing possibility that life may exist amid its windswept islands and chill black seas.When the exploration vessel Titan Alpha mysteriously fails after reaching the moon’s surface, long buried tensions surface among the colonists. Eduoard Urbain, the mission’s chief scientist, is wracked with anxiety and despair as he sees his life’s work unravel. Malcolm Eberly, Goddard’s chief administrator, takes ruthless measures to hold onto power as a rash of suspicious incidents threaten to undermine his authority. Holly Lane, the colony’s human-resources director, must confront the station’s powerful leaders to protect the lives of its people. And retired astronaut Manuel Gaeta is forced to risk his life in a last, desperate attempt to salvage the lost probe.Torn by intrigue, sabotage, and an awesome discovery that could threaten human space exploration, a handful of courageous men and women must fight for the survival of their colony, and for the destiny of the human race.