Bowl of Heaven
A Novel
by Gregory Benford; Larry Niven
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Pub Date Oct 16 2012 | Archive Date Oct 15 2012
Tor/Forge | Tor Books
Description
SF masters Gregory Benford and Larry Niven spin a tale of alien encounters and strange technologies on an epic scale
In Bowl of Heaven, the first collaboration by science fiction authors Larry Niven (Ringworld) and Gregory Benford (Timescape), the limits of wonder are redrawn once again as a human expedition to another star system is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure half-englobing a star, with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths…and it's on a direct path heading for the same system as the human ship.
A landing party is sent to investigate the Bowl, but when the explorers are separated—one group captured by the gigantic structure's alien inhabitants, the other pursued across its strange and dangerous landscape—the mystery of the Bowl's origins and purpose propel the human voyagers toward discoveries that will transform their understanding of their place in the universe.
Advance Praise
Praise for Bowl of Heaven:
"What would you expect when two of
the all-time greatest hard science fiction writers collaborate on a novel?
Nothing less than this masterful, mind-expanding book. I am in awe." —Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of
Triggers
Praise for Larry Niven:
“Niven lifts the reader far from the conventional world—and does it with a dash.” —Los Angeles Times
Praise for Gregory Benford:
“What sets Benford apart from most of the high-tech literary herd is his gift for characterization and language, his refusal to let gadgets overwhelm the people in his stories.... Benford never lets his characters become the animated cardboard cutouts that afflict too many hard science fiction stories.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780765328410 |
| PRICE | $25.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 416 |
