Bova, Ben 1932-

Leviathans of Jupiter by Ben Bova( Book )
6 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 992 libraries worldwide
To prove that the massive symbionts, named Leviathans, that inhabit Jupiter's atmosphere possess intelligence, physicist Grant Archer readies a deep-pressure manned probe for immersion in the giant planet's deadly cloud cover. Equally anxious to thwart his attempt, millionaire Katherine Westfall seeks to outmaneuver Archer in her bid for the top spot in the International Astronautical Authority (IAA) by any means possible--including murder

Mars life by Ben Bova( Book )
7 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 976 libraries worldwide
Jamie Waterman discovered the cliff dwelling on Mars, and the fact that an intelligent race lived on the red planet sixty-five million years ago, only to be driven into extinction by the crash of a giant meteor. Now the exploration of Mars is itself under threat of extinction, as the ultraconservative New Morality movement gains control of the U.S. government and cuts off all funding for the Mars program. Meanwhile, Carter Carleton, an anthropologist who was driven from his university post by unproven charges of rape, has started to dig up the remains of a Martian village. Science and politics clash on two worlds as Jamie desperately tries to save the Mars program and uncover who the vanished Martians were.--From publisher description

The aftermath by Ben Bova( Book )
12 editions published between 2007 and 2015 in English and held by 964 libraries worldwide
Running a galactic ore carrier with his family in the wake of the Asteroid Wars, Victor Zacharius flies their ship into the middle of a military attack and bravely saves his family, only to find himself in the clutches of the seductive Cheena Madagascar

Mercury by Ben Bova( Book )
15 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 960 libraries worldwide
As Mercury is explored for possible technological benefits, Dante Alexios investigates the planet's potential as an orbit point for power satellites, Victor Molina looks for evidence of life, and Elliot Danvers oversees the scientific progress of the first two

The precipice by Ben Bova( Book )
8 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in English and held by 959 libraries worldwide
Once, Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth. Now the planet is spiraling into environmental disaster, with floods and earthquakes destroying the lives of millions. Randolph knows the energy and natural resources of space can save Earth's economy, but the price may be the loss of the only thing he has left--the company he founded, Astro Manufacturing. Martin Humphries, fabulously wealthy heir of the Humphries Trust, also knows that space-based industry is the way of the future. But unlike Randolph, he doesn't care if Earth perishes in the process. And he knows that the perfect bait to ensnare Dan Randolph--and take control of Astro--is his revolutionary new fusion propulsion system. As Randolph--accompanied by two fascinating women who are also brilliant astronauts--flies out to the Asteroid Belt aboard a fusion-propelled spacecraft, Humphries makes his move. The future of mankind lies in Randolph's hands. The Asteroid Wars have begun. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied

Transhuman by Ben Bova( Book )
9 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and held by 934 libraries worldwide
"Luke Abramson, a brilliant cellular biologist who is battling lung cancer, has one joy in life, his ten-year-old granddaughter, Angela. When he learns that Angela has an inoperable brain tumor and is given less than six months to live, Abramson wants to try a new enzyme, Mortality Factor 4 (MORF4), that he believes will kill Angela's tumor. However, the hospital bureaucracy won't let him do it because MORF4 has not yet been approved by the FDA. Knowing that Angela will die before he can get approval of the treatment, Abramson abducts Angela from the hospital with plans to take her to a private research laboratory in Oregon. Luke realizes he's too old and decrepit to flee across the country with his sick granddaughter, chased by the FBI. So he injects himself with a genetic factor that will stimulate his body's production of telomerase, an enzyme that has successfully reversed aging in animal tests. As the chase weaves across the country from one research facility to another, Luke begins to grow physically younger, stronger. He looks and feels the way he did thirty or forty years ago. Yet his lung cancer is not abating; if anything the tumors are growing faster. And Angela is dying"--

Power play by Ben Bova( Book )
7 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 927 libraries worldwide
Recruited by an ambitious senatorial candidate, astronomer Jake Ross is directed to promote a new innovation for cheap energy, a situation that is complicated by the technology's hazards and the extreme tactics used by both political rivals

Moonwar by Ben Bova( Book )
14 editions published between 1997 and 2009 in English and held by 871 libraries worldwide
Nanotechnology is banned on Earth, but colonists on the Moon refuse to follow suit as the technology is vital to their survival. So the United Nations dispatches a peacekeeping force to impose the ban and the colonists prepare to declare independence

Voyagers by Ben Bova( Book )
23 editions published between 1981 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 844 libraries worldwide
Ex-astronaut Dr. Keith Stoner reveals that an extraterrestrial spacecraft is heading for Earth, and he fights for a place in the frantic efforts of the Americans, the Russians, and others in preparing for the initial contact with these "voyagers."

Science-fiction writer Ben Bova by Ben Bova( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 1979 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide
Orson Scott Card, who received the John W. Campbell award for best new science-fiction writer of 1978, interviews Ben Bova, celebrated science-fiction writer and editor of Omni magazine. Mr. Bova talks about when and how he began to write science fiction, how and where he gets his ideas, and the sometimes prophetic nature of science-fiction writing