{"product_id":"9781429910620","title":"Titan: A Tale of Cataclysmic Discovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eHugo Award-winning editor, author, scientist, and journalist, Ben Bova is a modern master of near-future science fiction and a passionate advocate of manned space exploration. For more than a decade, Bova has been chronicling humanity's struggles to colonize our solar system in a series of interconnected novels known as \"The Grand Tour.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, with \u003ci\u003eTitan\u003c\/i\u003e, Ben Bova takes readers to one of the most intriguing destinations in near space: the extraordinary moon of Saturn which made international headlines last year when the Huygens probe sent back remarkable images of its strange landscapes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2095. After long months of travel, the gigantic colony ship \u003ci\u003eGoddard\u003c\/i\u003e has at last made orbit around Saturn, carrying a population of more than of 10,000 dissidents, rebels, extremists, and visionaries seeking a new life. Among \u003ci\u003eGoddard's\u003c\/i\u003e missions is the study of Titan, which offers the tantalizing possibility that life may exist amid its windswept islands and chill black seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the exploration vessel \u003ci\u003eTitan Alpha\u003c\/i\u003e mysteriously fails after reaching the moon's surface, long buried tensions surface among the colonists. Eduoard Urbain, the mission's chief scientist, is wracked with anxiety and despair as he sees his life's work unravel. Malcolm Eberly, \u003ci\u003eGoddard's \u003c\/i\u003echief administrator, takes ruthless measures to hold onto power as a rash of suspicious incidents threaten to undermine his authority. Holly Lane, the colony's human-resources director, must confront the station's powerful leaders to protect the lives of its people. And retired astronaut Manuel Gaeta is forced to risk his life in a last, desperate attempt to salvage the lost probe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorn by intrigue, sabotage, and an awesome discovery that could threaten human space exploration, a handful of courageous men and women must fight for the survival of their colony, and for the destiny of the human race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139288908016,"sku":"9781429910620","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429910620_p0.jpg?v=1769901080","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429910620","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}