Titan
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, bright and clean with only minor shelf wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and secure hardcover binding.
Titan is a hard science fiction epic that chronicles the near-future story of a daring crewed mission to Saturn's mysterious moon, Titan, set against a backdrop of political turmoil and NASA's crumbling fortunes. Stephen Baxter, celebrated as the best SF author in Britain by SFX magazine, constructs a meticulously researched and scientifically grounded narrative that details the immense human and technological cost of interplanetary exploration. The novel presents a crew of astronauts grappling with isolation, physical deterioration, and the crushing vastness of space over a years-long voyage with no hope of return. Written with Baxter's trademark precision and unflinching realism, the story illustrates both the heroic ambition and profound tragedy inherent in humanity's reach beyond the inner solar system. A sweeping and sobering vision of space travel, it stands as one of the most scientifically credible mission narratives in the genre.
Author: Stephen Baxter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1997, HarperCollins
Genre: Science fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, bright and clean with only minor shelf wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and secure hardcover binding.
Titan is a hard science fiction epic that chronicles the near-future story of a daring crewed mission to Saturn's mysterious moon, Titan, set against a backdrop of political turmoil and NASA's crumbling fortunes. Stephen Baxter, celebrated as the best SF author in Britain by SFX magazine, constructs a meticulously researched and scientifically grounded narrative that details the immense human and technological cost of interplanetary exploration. The novel presents a crew of astronauts grappling with isolation, physical deterioration, and the crushing vastness of space over a years-long voyage with no hope of return. Written with Baxter's trademark precision and unflinching realism, the story illustrates both the heroic ambition and profound tragedy inherent in humanity's reach beyond the inner solar system. A sweeping and sobering vision of space travel, it stands as one of the most scientifically credible mission narratives in the genre.