author : Ben Bova

Books

• Challenges. 1962
• THX 1138. 1971
• As On a Darkling Plain. 1972
• The Starcrossed. 1975
• [City of Darkness.] 1976
• Test of Fire. 1982
• The Winds of Altair. 1983
• Escape Plus. 1984
• The Peacekeepers. 1988
• Cyberbooks. 1989
• First Contact. 1990, with Byron Preiss
• The Trikon Deception. 1992, with Bill Pogue
• Death Dream. 1994
• [Brothers.] 1995
• Twice Seven. 1998
• Are We Alone in the Cosmos?. 1999, with Byron Preiss
• Able One. 2010
• Analog
96. Analog: January 1976. 1976
96. Analog: February 1976. 1976
96. Analog: March 1976. 1976
96. Analog: April 1976. 1976
• Exiles
1. [Exiles from Earth.] 1971
2. [Flight of Exiles.] 1972
3. [End of Exile.] 1975
• Grand Tour
1. Randolph
1. Privateers. 1985
2. Empire Builders. 1993
2. Mars
1. Mars. 1992
2. Return to Mars. 1999
3. [Mars Life.] 2008
3. Moonbase Saga
1. Moonrise. 1996
2. Moonwar. 1997
4. Asteroid Wars
1. The Precipice. 2001
2. The Rock Rats. 2002
3. [The Silent War.] 2004
4. [The Aftermath.] 2007
5. Jupiter
1. Jupiter. 2000
2. [Leviathans of Jupiter.] 2011
6. Saturn
1. [Saturn.] 2003
2. [Titan.] 2006
7. [Mecury.] 2005
8. Venus. 2000
• Kinsman
1. Kinsman. 1987
2. Millennium. 1987
3. Colony. 1978
• Orion
1. Orion. 1984
2. Vengeance of Orion. 1988
3. Orion in the Dying Time. 1990
4. [Orion and the Conqueror.] 1994
5. [Orion Among the Stars.] 1995
• SF Hall of Fame
1. The Novellas Book 1. 1975
2. The Novellas Book 2. 1975
3. The Novellas Book 3. 1975
• Sam Gunn
1. Sam Gunn, Unlimited. 1992
2. Sam Gunn Forever. 1998
• Star Watch
1. Star Watchman. 1964
2. [The Dueling Machine.] 1969
• Sun
1. [To Save the Sun.] 1992, with A. J. Austin
2. [To Fear the Light.] 1994, with A. J. Austin
• Voyagers
1. Voyagers. 1985
2. The Enemy Within. 1987
3. Star Brothers. 1990
4. [The Return.] 2009

Short works

• A Long Way Back. 1960. (In Escape Plus )
• Answer, Please Answer. 1962
  • In Challenges
  • In First Contact
• The Next Logical Step. 1962. (In Escape Plus )
• Men of Good Will. 1964. (In Escape Plus )
• Stars, Won't You Hide Me?. 1966. (In Escape Plus )
• The Duelling Machine. 1969. (In Study War No More )
• Blood of Tyrants. 1970. (In Escape Plus )
• Escape!. 1970. (In Escape Plus )
• A Slight Miscalculation. 1971. (In Escape Plus )
• Sword Play. 1975. (In Escape Plus )
• The Shining Ones. 1975. (In Escape Plus )
• Teaching the Teachers (editorial). 1976. (In Analog: January 1976 )
• The Conspiracy Theory (editorial). 1976. (In Analog: April 1976 )
• The Equalizer (editorial). 1976. (In Analog: February 1976 )
• The Last Decision. 1978
  • In Escape Plus
  • In Stellar 4
• To Be or Not To Be. 1979. (In Destinies: January-February 1979 )
• Vince's Dragon. 1981. (In Escape Plus )
• Nuclear Autumn. 1985. (In Far Frontiers: Summer 1985 )
• John Campbell and the Modern SF Idiom. 1986. (In Challenges )
• Brothers. 1987. (In Challenges )
• To Touch a Star. 1987. (In Challenges )
• Crisis of the Month. 1988. (In Challenges )
• The Man Who Hated Gravity. 1989. (In Challenges )
• Will Writing Survive?. 1989. (In Challenges )
• Fitting Suits. 1990. (In Challenges )
• Science, Fiction and Faith. 1990. (In Challenges )
• World War 4.5. 1990. (In Challenges )
• 2042: A Cautiously Pessimistic View. 1991. (In Challenges )
• What Works for Me. 1991. (In Challenges )
• Bushido. 1992. (In Challenges )
• Re-Entry Showck. 1992. (In Twice Seven )
• Sepulcher. 1992. (In Challenges )
• Conspiracy Theory. 1993. (In Twice Seven )
• Interdepartmental Memo. 1993. (In Challenges )
• Science in Science Fiction. 1993. (In Challenges )
• The Mask of the Rad Death. 1993. (In Challenges )
• Thy Kingdom Come. 1993. (In Challenges )
• In Trust. 1994. (In Twice Seven )
• Inspiration. 1994. (In Twice Seven )
• Sam's War. 1994. (In Sam Gunn Forever )
• Acts of God. 1995. (In Sam Gunn Forever )
• Delta Vee. 1995. (In Twice Seven )
• Life as We Know It. 1995. (In Twice Seven )
• Nursery Sam. 1995. (In Sam Gunn Forever )
• Appointment in Sinai. 1996. (In Twice Seven )
• Legendary Heroes. 1996. (In Twice Seven )
• Risk Assessment. 1996. (In Twice Seven )
• The Great Moon Hoax or A Princess of Mars. 1996. (In Twice Seven )
• Lower the River. 1997. (In Twice Seven )
• Remember, Caeser. 1997. (In Twice Seven )
• Sam and the Prudent Jurist. 1997. (In Sam Gunn Forever )
• The Babe, the Iron Horse, and Mr McGillicuddy. 1997. (In Twice Seven )
• The Cafe Coup. 1997. (In Twice Seven )
• Tourist Sam. 1997. (In Sam Gunn Forever )

Books : reviews

Ben Bova.
Challenges.
Tor. 1962

Contents

• Answer, Please Answer. 1962

• The Man Who Hated Gravity. 1989

• Crisis of the Month. 1988

• Sepulcher. 1992

• Fitting Suits. 1990

• To Touch a Star. 1987

• Brothers. 1987

• Interdepartmental Memo. 1993

• World War 4.5. 1990

• The Mask of the Rad Death. 1993

• Bushido. 1992

• Thy Kingdom Come. 1993

• 2042: A Cautiously Pessimistic View. 1991

• Science in Science Fiction. 1993

• Will Writing Survive?. 1989

• What Works for Me. 1991

• John Campbell and the Modern SF Idiom. 1986

• Science, Fiction and Faith. 1990

Ben Bova.
Escape Plus.
Methuen. 1984

Contents

• Escape!. 1970

• A Slight Miscalculation. 1971

• Vince's Dragon. 1981

• The Last Decision. 1978

• Men of Good Will. 1964

• Blood of Tyrants. 1970

• The Next Logical Step. 1962

• The Shining Ones. 1975

• Sword Play. 1975

• A Long Way Back. 1960

• Stars, Won't You Hide Me?. 1966

Ben Bova, Byron Preiss, eds.
First Contact: the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
Headline. 1990

Contents

• Stanley G. Weinbaum. A Martian Odyssey. 1934

The first expedition to Mars finds many strange and wonderful alien creatures, including the intelligent Tweel

• Ben Bova. Answer, Please Answer. 1962

Ben Bova.
Twice Seven.
Avon. 1998

Contents

• Inspiration. 1994

• Appointment in Sinai. 1996

• Conspiracy Theory. 1993

• The Great Moon Hoax or A Princess of Mars. 1996

• Life as We Know It. 1995

• Legendary Heroes. 1996

• The Cafe Coup. 1997

• Re-Entry Showck. 1992

• In Trust. 1994

• Risk Assessment. 1996

• Delta Vee. 1995

• Lower the River. 1997

• Remember, Caeser. 1997

• The Babe, the Iron Horse, and Mr McGillicuddy. 1997

Ben Bova, Byron Preiss.
Are We Alone in the Cosmos?: the search for alien contact in the new millennium.
ibooks. 1999

[A substantially revised version of First Contact]

Ben Bova.
Able One.
Tor. 2010

Ben Bova, ed.
Analog: January 1976.
Conde Nast. 1976

Contents

• H. H. Morris. The Perfect Cop. 1976

• C. L. Grant. Seven is a Birdsong. 1976

• Herbie Brennan. Angel. 1976

• Henry Sauter. Solar Heating and Wind Power: Available Today!. 1976

• Rich Isaacman. Special and General Creativity. 1976

• Teaching the Teachers (editorial). 1976

• Lester del Rey. Repent, Harlequin: the Reference Library. 1976

Ben Bova, ed.
Analog: February 1976.
Conde Nast. 1976

Contents

• Greg Bear. A Martian Ricorso. 1976

What if there had been canals on Mars, but a climate change was destroying them just as our telescopes were getting better? And what if the new winter Martians were also builders?

• Hayford Peirce. The Better Mousetrap. 1976

• Isaac Asimov. The Winnowing. 1976

• Kevin O'Donnell Jr. A Matter of Pride. 1976

• Richard A. Carrigan. The Discovery of the Gypsy. 1976

• The Equalizer (editorial). 1976

• Lester del Rey. Potpourri: the Reference Library. 1976

Ben Bova, ed.
Analog: March 1976.
Conde Nast. 1976

Contents

• Keith Laumer. Field Test. 1976

• Herbie Brennan. Blessing in Disguise. 1976

• Stephen Robinett. A Penny's Worth. 1976

• Margaret L. Silbar. Every Now and Then a Gamma Pulse. 1976

• John Gribbin. Publish or Perish? (guest editorial). 1976

Ben Bova, ed.
Analog: April 1976.
Conde Nast. 1976

Contents

• L. Sprague de Camp. The Breeds of Man. 1976

• Hayford Peirce. Rebounder. 1976

• Bob Buckley. Transfigurement. 1976

• Mary H Schaub. Quarry. 1976

• The Conspiracy Theory (editorial). 1976

• Lester del Rey. The Lamp of Experience: the Reference Library. 1976

Ben Bova.
The Precipice.
NEL. 2001

Ben Bova.
The Rock Rats.
NEL. 2002

Ben Bova, ed.
The Novellas Book 1.
1975

(read but not reviewed)

Contents

• John W. Campbell Jr. Who Goes There?. 1938

• Lester del Rey. Nerves. 1942

• Poul Anderson. Call Me Joe. 1957

Ben Bova, ed.
The Novellas Book 2.
1975

(read but not reviewed)

Contents

• Cordwainer Smith. The Ballad of Lost C'Mell. 1962

• Jack Williamson. With Folded Hands. 1947

• Robert A. Heinlein. Universe. 1941

• Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore. Vintage Season. 1946

Ben Bova, ed.
The Novellas Book 3.
1975

(read but not reviewed)

Contents

• C. M. Kornbluth. The Marching Morons. 1951

• Eric Frank Russell. ...And Then There Were None. 1951

• Theodore Sturgeon. Baby Is Three. 1952

Ben Bova.
Sam Gunn Forever.
Avon. 1998

Contents

• Acts of God. 1995

• Sam's War. 1994

• Nursery Sam. 1995

• Tourist Sam. 1997

• Sam and the Prudent Jurist. 1997