{"product_id":"tales-of-the-grand-tour-short-stories-9780765310446","title":"Tales of the Grand Tour: Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e New tales of humanity's near-future exploration of the Solar System, from a science fiction master and award-winning author Ben Bova\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn novels like \u003ci\u003eMars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMoonbase\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVenus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJupiter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSaturn\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003ePrivateers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Precipice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Rock Rats\u003c\/i\u003e, Ben Bova has been telling the stories of the wars and rivalries, the outsize individuals, public crusades, and private passions that will drive us as we expand into the Solar System and make use of its vast resources. And throughout, Bova has shown our cosmic neighborhood as we know it to be, giving us a sense of Venus and Jupiter and the Asteroid Belt and Mars that's as up-to-date as the latest observations. For the last two decades have been a golden age of near-Earth astronomy and observation, and Bova has made dramatic use of our newest knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBova has written short fiction about some of the same characters and events--Sam Gunn, Martin Humphries, Klaus Fuchs, Dan Randolph, the Asteroid Wars. Now, in \u003ci\u003eTales of the Grand Tour\u003c\/i\u003e, those stories are collected in book form for the first time, creating a volume that is a landmark of modern SF.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765310446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.55w x 1.01d","brand":"Ben Bova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012983247029,"sku":"9780765310446","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f8b49170-c580-4227-a1a4-9c04ac398654.jpg?v=1609138710","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tales-of-the-grand-tour-short-stories-9780765310446","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}