The Return: Book IV of Voyagers
The Rock Rats
The Sam Gunn Omnibus
Saturn
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volumes A and B (editor)
The Silent War
Star Peace: Assured Survival
The Starcrossed
Survival
Tales of the Grand Tour
Test of Fire
Titan
To Fear the Light (with A. J. Austin)
To Save the Sun (with A. J. Austin)
Transhuman
The Trikon Deception (with Bill Pogue)
Triumph
Vengeance of Orion
Venus
Voyagers
Voyagers II: The Alien Within
Voyagers III: Star Brothers
The Winds of Altair
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BEN BOVA is a six-time winner of the Hugo Award, a former editor of Analog, former editorial director of Omni, and a past president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America. Bova is the author of more than a hundred works of science fact and fiction. He lives in Florida. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Tomlinson Mansion
American Airlines Flight 222
Staff Meeting
Senator Tomlinson’s Office
Inspiration
Perspiration
Tomlinson Residence
Shooting for the Moon
Isaiah Knowles
Campaign Manager
Zacharias Karamondis
Senator Tomlinson’s Office
White Sands, New Mexico
Harold Quinton
Nicholas Piazza
Lady Cecilia
The Chairs
The Announcement
The Mars Lobby
National Air and Space Museum
Iowa
Dinner with Amy
Sleepless and Alone
Mending Fences
NASA Middle Management
NASA Top Management
Subcommittee Hearing
Bloviating Billy
Campaign Headquarters
Help
Lady Cecilia
Herbert Manstein
A Finger in the Dike
Billy Trueblood
Halfway to Mars
The First Debate
Reaction
Interview
Firestorm
Damage Control
Halloween
Dora Engels
Thanksgiving
The Second Debate
Welcome Home
Manstein … and Sebastian
Return to Washington
Finance Committee
National Defense
New Hampshire
Back to DC
Breaking News
Q and A
Iowa Caucus
The Wave of the Future
Accident?
Charleston, South Carolina
Reactions
The Third Debate
Super Tuesday
Isaiah Knowles
Evidence
Campaigning
Suicide Flight
The Plunge
Aftermath
California
Fresno
American Airlines Flight 19
Back-Channel
Détente?
Philadelphia
Deadlocked
Bargaining
The Vice Presidency
A Bucket of Warm Piss
Give and Take
Facing the Future
Tor Books by Ben Bova
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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First Edition: October 2018