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Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88
- ncr100 6y ago> due to complications from COVID-19 and a stroke He helped novelize the THX 1138 movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bova_bibliography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bova_bibliography
- AndrewLiptak 6y agoAs I noted on Twitter, I was really bummed to see this. His novel Mars was one of my favorites. https://twitter.com/AndrewLiptak/status/1333525488552308736 https://twitter.com/AndrewLiptak/status/1333525488552308736
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- pseudolus 6y agoHis book "The Dueling Machine" based on a short story from 1963 was an early exposure to the possibilities offered by virtual reality [0]. Time to dig around the bookshelf. [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/397658.The_Dueling_Machine https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/397658.The_Dueling_Machi...
- knbknb 6y agoImpressed me too, when I was a teen. On a second reading as an adult, I thought: the book starts off great, but becomes a bit boring at the end, or full of clichés.
- WarOnPrivacy 6y agoDang. He wrote great sci-fi for kids when no one was. I read him in elementary school, my first sci-fi reads. and Freaking Covid.
- FiatLuxDave 6y agoI'm very sorry to read this. I've read Ben Bova's writing most of my life. I met him about 10 years ago at a book signing. He was nice and gracious and we had a long talk, mostly about his Immortality book. My favorite Bova books are probably "Privateers" and "Test of Fire".
- tanseydavid 6y agoIn about the 6th grade, I randomly selected Ben Bova's book "Escape" from the shelf and started reading it without any real expectations. The story grabbed my attention so quickly and thoroughly that it changed me. The experience took my love of reading to a new level.