Hugo 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 humanitys struggles to colonize our solar system in a series of interconnected novels known as The Grand TourNow with Titan 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 After long months of travel the gigantic colony ship Goddard has at last made orbit around Saturn carrying a population of more than of dissidents rebels extremists and visionaries seeking a new life Among Goddards missions is the study of Titan which offers the tantalizing possibility that life may exist amid its windswept islands and chill black seasWhen the exploration vessel Titan Alpha mysteriously fails after reaching the moons surface long buried tensions surface among the colonists Eduoard Urbain the missions chief scientist is wracked with anxiety and despair as he sees his lifes work unravel Malcolm Eberly Goddards chief administrator takes ruthless measures to hold onto power as a rash of suspicious incidents threaten to undermine his authority Holly Lane the colonys human-resources director must confront the stations 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 probeTorn 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.
