To Save the Sun

By Ben Bova and A.J. Austin

Book Overview

ANCIENT EARTH IS DOOMED...Earth's Sun will explode, not millions of years hence but in mere lifetimes-violently enough to scour Earth clean and leave the Empire of the Hundred Worlds adrift.The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812514483
• ISBN13: 9780812514483
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Hard to put down.

I first read this book many years ago when it first came out. I found it very difficult to put down. I was a full time student at the time and had very little free time. Yet I still managed to read it in 3 days (usually at the expense of sleep). The other 2 reviews gave a fairly good description of the story outline. Though I would add there is a good amount of political intrigue. The parts that actually take place on earth are probably some of the most memorable. I would say that it is a fairly positive outlook on humanity of the far future. Very much worth reading.

A fairly good book, but with a couple strange twists...

During the course of this book, one of the main characters travels near light speed to a certain place and back. In layman's terms, this means that she ages about a year while the other characters age about 40 years. While this is all written very well and realistic (for sci fi), it makes the book seem very discordant, like a trio of well-developed mini stories somewhat shoved together and on top of each other.Worth your time to read, however, and although it doesn't leave any lasting memories, it does have some cool points in it. It's a good book to just sit back and relax and enjoy the story.