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Laddar... Mercury (The Grand Tour) (utgåvan 2005)av Ben Bova
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Spawned lovers in intergalactic feud, is a potential tabloid headline for Mercury. It's science fiction elements are but a backdrop to the cast of rather unlikeable astronauts. In tone this feels more like a novel from Bova's Asteroid Wars than an entry in the Grand Tour, due to the overstretched plot and overarching coincidences that stitch the story together. Brilliant series however this entry is a little bit below par. Rerated, as I reread it. The science is incidental, and the story is disjointed to an extent that made it hard to get through. The huge historical diversion in the middle destroyed the flow of the story, and considering the level of societal controls in Bova's Planets'verse, the entire vengeance plot was contrived at best, kludgy at worst. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
A tale of revenge and technological endeavor set on our solar system's most desolate stage Despite Mercury's desolateness, there are still those who hope to find diamonds in the rough. Saito Yamagata thinks Mercury's position will make it an ideal orbit point for satellites that could someday create enough power to propel starships into deep space. He hires Dante Alexios to bring his dreams to life. Astrobiologist Victor Molina thinks the water at Mercury's poles may harbor evidence of life, and hopes to achieve fame and glory by proving it. Bishop Elliot Danvers has been sent by the religious sect, "The New Morality," to keep close tabs on their endeavors, which threaten to produce results that contradict biblical teachings. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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It starts feeling like one of the more 'sciency' books, with the discovery of life on Mercury--because of course. But that feeling is short lived, as it turns out the life
But really, Mercury is more similar to the Powersat and Asteroid Wars books, with corporate conflict and an exploration of life and revenge throughout the solar system as the primary focus. In the second part of Mercury, we go back to Earth, years (if not decades) in the past, following the story of the great Sky Tower (a space elevator) on Earth. And then... disaster. It's been hinted at in other books, but we've never really gotten details before, so when the Space Elevator falls... the feel of destruction is impressive.
The third section feels a lot like [b:The Aftermath|768917|The Aftermath (The Grand Tour, #12; The Asteroid Wars, #4)|Ben Bova|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442426245l/768917._SY75_.jpg|754977] actually, only with more of a purpose. We're following the story of an exile from Earth making his way among the miners and ore transporters out to the belt and back. It's a solid slice of life and fits a lot better with the rest of the book/series than I felt Aftermath did.
The final section brings everything together, tying the fall of the Sky Tower to the 'modern' events playing out on Mercury. It's a story of misplaced revenge and how humanity really can be our own worst enemies.
On thing in particular that was interesting to see was the contract between the Yamagatas. I really liked Saito Yamagata from what we saw of his interactions with Dan Randolph what feels like ages ago and it's interesting to see how simultaneously the same and different his son has turned out to be.
Between this book and Saturn/Titan, it really does look like we're finally building up to leaving the Solar System. I'm curious to see where we'll go from here.
Worth the read. ( )