Hugo Award-winning editor, author, scientist, and journalist, Ben Bova
is a modern master of near-future science fiction and a passionate
advocate of manned space exploration.
For more than a decade, Bova has
been chronicling humanity's struggles to colonize our solar system in a
series of interconnected novels known as The Grand Tour.
Now, withTitan, Ben Bova takes readers to one of the most intriguing
destinations in near space: the extraordinary moon of Saturn which made
international headlines last year when the Huygens probe sent back
remarkable images of its strange landscapes.
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.
