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Loading... The Precipice: Book One of The Asteroid Wars (Unabridged)by Ben BovaSeries: The Asteroid Wars (1), Grand Tour (7)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A story set somewhere around the middle of the 21st century, when the Greenhouse Cliff has caused dramatic climate changes and flooded much of the Earth. Dan Randolph, around 60, is the owner of a space exploration and development company, who has determined to try to save the Earth's future by travelling to the Asteroid Belt to set up development of the vast resources to be found there. But he is opposed in this by many on Earth who distrust the scientific progress that has brought them to this state, and his financial partner, Martin Humphries, who secretly schemes to ruin his expedition and take over his failed company. A bit of a potboiler, which evidently continues an earlier continuity with the promise of more. But a pretty good read, with some interesting ideas about the positive and negative effects technology may have in our future. ( )no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0812579895, Mass Market Paperback)Once, Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth. Now the planet is spiraling into environmental disaster, with floods and earthquakes destroying the lives of millions. Randolph knows the energy and natural resources of space can save Earth's economy, but the price may be the loss of the only thing he has left--the company he founded, Astro Manufacturing. Martin Humphries, fabulously wealthy heir of the Humphries Trust, also knows that space-based industry is the way of the future. But unlike Randolph, he doesn't care if Earth perishes in the process. And he knows that the perfect bait to ensnare Dan Randolph--and take control of Astro--is his revolutionary new fusion propulsion system. As Randolph--accompanied by two fascinating women who are also brilliant astronauts--flies out to the Asteroid Belt aboard a fusion-propelled spacecraft, Humphries makes his move. The future of mankind lies in Randolph's hands. The Asteroid Wars have begun. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:56 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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