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Grand Tour (novel series)

Index Grand Tour (novel series)

The Grand Tour is a series of novels written by American science fiction author Ben Bova. [1]

29 relations: Asteroid mining, Ben Bova, Business magnate, Empire Builders, Environmentalism, Exploration, Extraterrestrial life, Fundamentalism, Hero, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Jupiter (novel), Mars Life, Mercury (2005 novel), Natural satellite, Novel, Olympus Mons, Planet, Privateer, Protagonist, Return to Mars, Science fiction, Secularism, Solar System, Soviet Union, Space-based solar power, The Precipice (Bova novel), Titan (Bova novel), Valles Marineris, Venus (novel).

Asteroid mining

Asteroid mining is the exploitation of raw materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects.

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Ben Bova

Benjamin William "Ben" Bova (born November 8, 1932) is an American writer.

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Business magnate

A business magnate (formally industrialist) refers to an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business.

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Empire Builders

Empire Builders is a 1924 film starring Snowy Baker, the second movie he made in America.

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Environmentalism

Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the impact of changes to the environment on humans, animals, plants and non-living matter.

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Exploration

Exploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources.

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Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life,Where "extraterrestrial" is derived from the Latin extra ("beyond", "not of") and terrestris ("of Earth", "belonging to Earth").

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Fundamentalism

Fundamentalism usually has a religious connotation that indicates unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs.

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Hero

A hero (masculine) or heroine (feminine) is a real person or a main character of a literary work who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, bravery or strength; the original hero type of classical epics did such things for the sake of glory and honor.

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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best science fiction novel published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Jupiter (novel)

Jupiter is a science fiction novel by American writer Ben Bova.

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Mars Life

Mars Life is a science fiction novel by Ben Bova.

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Mercury (2005 novel)

Mercury is a 2005 science fiction novel by American writer Ben Bova.

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Natural satellite

A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small Solar System body).

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Novel

A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally in prose, which is typically published as a book.

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Olympus Mons

Olympus Mons (Latin for Mount Olympus) is a very large shield volcano on the planet Mars.

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Planet

A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.

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Protagonist

A protagonist In modern usage, a protagonist is the main character of any story (in any medium, including prose, poetry, film, opera and so on).

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Return to Mars

Return to Mars is a science fiction novel by Ben Bova.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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Secularism

Secularism is the principle of the separation of government institutions and persons mandated to represent the state from religious institution and religious dignitaries (the attainment of such is termed secularity).

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Solar System

The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Space-based solar power

Space-based solar power (SBSP) is the concept of collecting solar power in outer space and distributing it to Earth.

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The Precipice (Bova novel)

The Precipice is a science fiction novel by Hugo Award winner Ben Bova.

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Titan (Bova novel)

Titan is a science fiction novel written by Ben Bova as part of the Grand Tour novel series.

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Valles Marineris

Valles Marineris (Latin for Mariner Valleys, named after the Mariner 9 Mars orbiter of 1971–72 which discovered it) is a system of canyons that runs along the Martian surface east of the Tharsis region.

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Venus (novel)

Venus is a science fiction novel by Ben Bova, part of the Grand Tour novel series and first published in the year 2000.

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Asteroid Wars, Saturn (novel).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Tour_(novel_series)

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