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Able one

Able one

by Ben Bova

FictionNuclear weaponsLasersMilitary applicationsSatellites
4.0
Open Library
Open Library

About this book

Can an experimental defense system stop North Korean missile strikes? "Able One" is a timely thrill-ride by one of science fiction's most respected novelists.

Themes & subjects

FictionNuclear weaponsLasersMilitary applicationsSatellitesScience fiction

Setting

United StatesKorea (North)

About the author

Ben Bova
Ben Bova

8 November 1932 – 29 November 2020

Benjamin William Bova is an American science-fiction author and editor. Bova has drawn on his experiences to create fact and fiction writings rich with references to spaceflight, lasers, artificial hearts, nanotechnology, environmentalism, fencing and martial arts, photography and artists. As of 2010 Bova has written over 115 books - non-fiction as well as science fiction. In 2000, he attended the 58th World Science Fiction Convention (Chicon 2000) as the Author Guest of Honor. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Bova

Author

Ben Bova

Pages

398

Read time

≈ 10h

Editions

6

Language

English

Publisher

Tor

ISBN

9781429955218

Where to buy

TR
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