Jupiter (novel)
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.jpg/200px-Jupiter_(novel).jpg) Cover of the UK Hardcover edition |
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| Author | Ben Bova |
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| Series | Grand Tour |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 444 (Hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0340767641 |
Jupiter is a science fiction novel by Hugo Award winner, Ben Bova. This novel is part of the Grand Tour series of novels. It was first published in 2000.
Contents |
[edit] Plot introduction
Grant Archer, a frustrated astrophysicist is sent by "The New Morality", a conservative religious order to spy on the scientific research into Jovian lifeforms.
[edit] Plot summary
[edit] Characters in The Precipice
- Grant Archer
- Ellis Beech
- Tavalera
- Egon Karlstad
- Dr. Wo - Station director
- Lane O'Hara
- Ursula von Neumann
- Tamiko Hideshi
- Rodney Devlin
- Ignacio Quintero
[edit] Literary significance and reception
Publishers Weekly said that Jupiter "provides solid action and wonder with credible alien life forms and inspired technology for exploring the Jovian depths".[1]
Jackie Cassada reviewing for the Library Journal said that Jupiter was "another first-rate adventure that combines hard science with human drama to create a challenging and compelling tale of courage and conviction."[2]
[edit] References or Allusions
[edit] References to actual history, geography and current science
The impact on Jupiter due to the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is mentioned when Grant Archer first arrives at Jupiter.
[edit] Publication history
- 2000, UK Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 978-0340767641, Pub Date 2 Nov 2000, Hardcover
- 2000, USA, Tor Books ISBN 978-0312872175, Pub Date December 2000, Hardcover
- 2001, UK, New English Library ISBN 978-0340767658, Pub Date 15 February 2001, Paperback
- 2002, USA, Tor Books ISBN 9780812579413, Pub Date 18 February 2002, Paperback
