Ben Bova sadly passed away on November 29, 2020, soon after
completing, this, his last novel.
He was a true giant of the field having authored of more than 125
works of science fact and fiction. Ben Bova was a six-time winner
of the Hugo Award, a former editor of Analog Magazine, a former
editorial director of Omni as well as the president of both the
National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of
America.
Some of his other accomplishments include: Involved in science and
high technology since the 1950’s; President Emeritus of the
National Space Society; Past president of Science Fiction Writers
of America; Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Arthur C. Clarke
Foundation; Frequent radio and television commentator,
widely-popular lecturer; Award-winning editor and executive in the
aerospace industry; Guest of Honor, World Science Fiction
Convention 2000 in Chicago; Winner of the John W. Campbell Award
for TITAN in 2006.
Much of his writing has been predictive, and his fiction
anticipated developments like the space wars of the 1960s, virtual
reality, human cloning, and electronic book publishing, among and
more. He was given the Robert A. Heinlein Award for “for his
outstanding body of work in the field of literature” in 2008.
"Far-thinking ideas and the characters’ determination to grab the last hope are characteristic. Fans won’t want to miss this coda to Bova’s prolific literary life."—Publishers Weekly
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