PRESS RELEASES
	THE PRECIPICE	THE ROCK RATS	THE SILENT WAR

A new novel of the near future from the “leading light of
hard SF and space advocacy”—Booklist

THE PRECIPICE
BEN BOVA

“Addition to Bova’s near/medium-future series about the exploration of the solar system (Venus, 2000, etc) . . .. Spaceworthy nuts-and-bolts, tense action, intriguing plots, and a thoroughly nasty villain: perhaps the most impressive entry yet in this reliable and increasingly significant series.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“The author of some 100 books, most of them either science-fiction or science fact, six-time Hugo-winner Bova is a longtime exponent of the industrialization of outer space, preferably by privately owned corporations, and here he continues in this vein . . .. This novel should appeal
to Bova’s regular audience, a mixture of traditional hard SF fans,
space enthusiasts and libertarians.”
—Publishers Weekly

With his near future novel THE PRECIPICE (A Tor Hardcover Book; $25.95; October 2001) Ben Bova introduces “The Asteroid Wars,” an additional series which deals with the development and the resources of the Asteroid Belt.

The asteroids are the richest source of metals and minerals known to humankind. They hold far more physical wealth than the entire planet Earth: untold megatons of gold, silver, platinum, rare earth; even water and organic chemicals. This is the story of the men and women who reach the asteroids, begin to mine their treasures, and fight over the incredible wealth they hold.

Hero Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth at one time. Now the planet is dying, spiraling into environmental disaster with floods and earthquakes destroying the lives of millions. Dan wants to save the planet but his business rival Martin Humphries doesn’t care about Earth and the safety of its inhabitants. He wants to own the entire solar system. He knows that space-based industry is the way of the future, but unlike Randolph, he doesn’t care if Earth perishes in the process. What ensues is a war where Mankind has everything at stake.

This is what Ben Bova does best: the ability to combine romance, adventure, and the highest degree of scientific accuracy to explore the impact of future technological developments on individual human lives and society as a whole. THE ASTEROID WARS HAVE BEGUN!

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