GREGORY BENFORD is professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine, and lives in Irvine. Benford is a winner of the United Nations Medal for Literature, and the Nebula Award for his classic novel Timescape.
LARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. His Beowulf's Children, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, was a New York Times bestseller. He lives in Chatsworth, California.
Praise for Larry Niven:
"Niven lifts the reader far from the conventional world--and does
it with a dash.""--Los Angeles Times"" ""The premier hard-SF writer
of the day." "--The Baltimore Sun"" """ Praise for Gregory Benford:
"Benford is one of our best."--Greg Bear, bestselling and
award-winning author of "Eon" "What sets Benford apart from most of
the high-tech literary herd is his gift for characterization and
language, his refusal to let gadgets overwhelm the people in his
stories.... Benford never lets his characters become the animated
cardboard cutouts that afflict too many hard science fiction
stories." "--San Francisco Chronicle"""
""Bowl of Heaven" is the first installment of what will be the
biggest sci-fi saga since--well, since ever. If only more of us
could share the authors' visions, and optimism."--"The Wall Street
Journal
""It's easy to settle in and enjoy the sci-fi smorgasbord served up
by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven. . .There's a lot to savor. Fans
of so-called "hard science fiction" will enjoy the descriptions of
ionic scoop fusion drives and all the solar-powered gadgets put to
practical use during deep space exploration."--"The Associated
Press
""If you like hard SF with mind-stretching ideas--both physical and
psychological--then you definitely want to read this book."
--"Analog
""It's been more than 40 years since "Ringworld" and nearly that
long since the Galactic Center Saga knocked our socks off, and I
wonder how much it takes these days to render us barefoot and
gaping at the scale and scope of an imaginary world. . . . But
Benford & Niven have given themselves the space (conceptual and
page-count) to spread out. "Bowl of Heaven" has room to accommodate
both the thrill-ride and head-scratching sides of its
sub-tradition, and I think when the second half appears, this new
effort by two of the Old Masters will hold its own just fine."
--"Locus
""
""First-time collaborators Niven (Ringworld series; coauthor,
"Beowulf's Children") and Benford ("Timescape"; Galactic Center
series) have combined their award-winning talents for storytelling
to create a series opener that should find a welcome reception from
fans of the authors as well as those who love hard science and
mental challenges."
--"Library Journal
""A solid work that will appeal to fans of classic hard SF."
--"Publishers Weekly
"Praise for Larry Niven:
"Niven lifts the reader far from the conventional world--and does
it with a dash."
"--Los Angeles Times
""The premier hard-SF writer of the day."
"--The Baltimore Sun "Praise f
Praise for Larry Niven: "Niven lifts the reader far from the
conventional world--and does it with a dash.""--Los Angeles Times""
""The premier hard-SF writer of the day." "--The Baltimore Sun"" ""
"Praise for Gregory Benford: "Benford is one of our best."--Greg
Bear, bestselling and award-winning author of "Eon" "What sets
Benford apart from most of the high-tech literary herd is his gift
for characterization and language, his refusal to let gadgets
overwhelm the people in his stories.... Benford never lets his
characters become the animated cardboard cutouts that afflict too
many hard science fiction stories." "--San Francisco Chronicle"
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