Venus by Ben Bova

Venus

The Grand Tour #18

Ben Bova

11 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous fast-paced
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Venus by Ben Bova is ideal for readers who crave high-stakes, character-driven adventures in unforgiving extraterrestrial environments, blending family drama with existential questions about identity and survival.

Description

The surface of Venus is the most hellish place in the solar system, its ground hot enough to melt aluminum, its air pressure high enough to crush spacecraft landers like tin cans, its atmosphere a choking mix of poisonous gases. This is where the ...

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Community Reviews

3.47
based on 171 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 100%

informative: 66%

inspiring: 50%

tense: 50%

dark: 16%

emotional: 16%

reflective: 16%

Pace

33% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
16% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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