Leviathans of Jupiter (The Grand Tour Book 19)

Name: Leviathans of Jupiter (The Grand Tour Book 19)
Price: 19.05 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (134 reviews)
Author: Ben Bova

by Ben Bova

Thriller Science Fiction

4.4 (134)

4.4 stars from 134 reviews

478 pages~8 hr readPublished by MacmillanPublished 2011-02-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy hard science-fiction grounded in real physics and deep-sea exploration analogues.
You're drawn to first-contact stories where humanity must reckon with alien intelligence on its own terms.
You appreciate ensemble casts facing survival odds stacked by both nature and human corruption.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer faster pacing: this is methodical, heavy on scientific detail and worldbuilding.
You want romance or character melodrama as a central plot thread rather than professional tension.
You dislike stories where humans are flawed antagonists to each other as much as to the environment.

About this book

In JUPITER, physicist Grant Archer led an expedition into Jupiter's hostile planetwide ocean to study the massive creatures inhabiting the planet. When his ship malfunctioned and began sinking under crushing pressures, a city-sized leviathan saved the doomed vessel. This rescue convinced Grant that the creatures possessed intelligence, though he lacked scientific proof. Years later, Grant organizes a new expedition to definitively demonstrate that Jupiter's massive creatures are intelligent. The team must contend with dangers from both the planet's hostile environment and human adversaries determined to sabotage the mission, even through murder.

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Currently 4.4★ from 134 reviews

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