Ben Bova, best-selling and award-winning author of the “Grand
Tour” and “Asteroid Wars” series, takes a sardonic look at the
humorous possibilities of future technology.
The Starcrossed: Bill
Oxnard, a young technological genius, had perfected true three-dimensional
television, making ordinary TV obsolete. He thought he would be rich and
famous—but he hadn’t realized how deranged the executives running
the industry were; nor what sort of programs they were planning to broadcast
using the new process in the maniacal quest for ratings.
Cyberbooks:
Carl Lewis has a dream—to make books accessible and affordable to every
person in the country, and thinks his “cyberbook,” about as large
and as cheap as a pocket calculator, will make it possible for anyone to
download books directly and cheaply. But he has no idea what he’s about to
get into, nor does the lovely but naïve Loai Tashkajian. Will they survive
this foray into the cut-throat world of big publishing? And just who is suddenly
murdering all those nice elderly people on the streets of New York, anyway?
These two full-length novels of twistedly comic, but very possible
futures, plus several shorter works, add up to a generous volume of futuristic
fun and hilarious high-tech.
- ISBN10 1416555609
- ISBN13 9781416555605
- Publish Date 14 July 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English