Titan
The Grand Tour Series, Book 15
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نقد و بررسی
December 5, 2005
In the latest planetary saga from Hugo-winner Bova (Mercury
, etc.), the solidly hypothesized science enthralls, especially down on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. On Christmas Eve 2095, the exploring vehicle Titan Alpha
lumbers around that mysterious minus-183-degree Celsius world of black snow, seeking traces of life. Meanwhile, the human story—chiefly centered on the space habitat Goddard
, in orbit above Saturn—lurches along as laboriously as Alpha
, the tensions among the various stereotypical characters simmering fitfully but rarely coming to a savory boil. Chief scientist Edouard Urbain makes predictable compromises to save his brainchild, Alpha
. Retired CEO and gee-whiz astronaut Pancho Lane takes off on a hairy deep-space jaunt to save Saturn's rings from exploitation from "slimy SOB" Malcolm Eberly, Goddard
's power-hungry leader, once lover to Pancho's reborn sister, Holly. The novel resolves the many personal conflicts in a flurry of silly political maneuvers as old as Aristophanes'Lysistrata
—bring 'em to heel by denying 'em sex—but the result is not half as entertaining or so thought provoking.
February 15, 2006
In the last decade of the 21st century, the colony ship Goddard reaches its destination and assumes an orbit around Saturn. The scientists, visionaries, and dissidents aboard plan to study the planet's complex rings as well as its moon, Titan. When the mechanized probe sent to Titan's surface fails to send back a signal, the resulting distress at the impending failure of their mission awakens tensions among the colonists. SF veteran and space advocate Bova continues his loose series of novels based on planets and other major bodies of the solar system with this detailed study of the limits of human aspiration. An sf adventure that belongs in most libraries. [A SCI FI Essential Book.]
Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
March 1, 2006
In 2095, the colony ship " Goddard" approaches Saturn's largest satellite, Titan, a prime candidate for settlement because of its -methane-rich atmosphere, a rich source of fuel for further exploration. Aboard are some 10,000 dissidents fleeing the theocratic rulers of Earth. Unfortunately, the first probe to Titan's surface drops out of communication, and the ship personnel's willingness to argue surfaces all over again. The arguments enmesh a large cast of characters, and hard-science champion Bovaaewhile dealing competently with all factions and opinionsaeshows a not-unexpected bias in favor of the scientists and astronauts among them. He also maintains a brisk pace as the narrative rises to a thunderous and even triumphant climax, which is appropriate inasmuch as " Titan" may be the last in Bova's stream of novels of solar system exploration that, beginning with " Mars" (1992) and continuing in " Return to Mars" (1999), " Venus " (2000), " Jupiter" (2001), " Saturn" (2003), and " Mercury" (2005), employs the latest scientific findings in forging a major work of both hard-science sf and space advocacy. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2006, American Library Association.)
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