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Neptune
by Ben Bova
A middle-aged woman, Ilona, is obsessed with her father and funds the renovation of an existing ship to return to Neptune where it is very likely he died exploring the sea on Neptune in order to become known as a successful scientist explorer. She hires a retired pilot and a newbie scientist and is, herself, the third member of the crew.
This book, written by multiple-award-winning author Ben Bova who died in 2020, was a disappointment on so many levels. First, it read like the author wrote a bare-bones book with the intention of returning to it later to flesh it out, and his publisher published it as is after his death.
There is little character development here. The characters are cardboard characterizations of the enormously wealthy daddy’s girl, the curmudgeon pilot, and the young, but eager scientist. The dialogue is juvenile and is practically monosyllabic and therefore boring.
The storyline about going to Neptune is thin and hard to believe since there’s no reason, other than Ilona’s obsession with her father, to believe he is still alive after three years.
If you’re looking for a well-written book full of believable characters and hard science, don’t pick this one up.
My thanks to Tor and Edelweiss for an eARC.
This book, written by multiple-award-winning author Ben Bova who died in 2020, was a disappointment on so many levels. First, it read like the author wrote a bare-bones book with the intention of returning to it later to flesh it out, and his publisher published it as is after his death.
There is little character development here. The characters are cardboard characterizations of the enormously wealthy daddy’s girl, the curmudgeon pilot, and the young, but eager scientist. The dialogue is juvenile and is practically monosyllabic and therefore boring.
The storyline about going to Neptune is thin and hard to believe since there’s no reason, other than Ilona’s obsession with her father, to believe he is still alive after three years.
If you’re looking for a well-written book full of believable characters and hard science, don’t pick this one up.
My thanks to Tor and Edelweiss for an eARC.