The closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is an airless, heat-scorched world where temperatures rise to four times higher than the boiling point of water. But this vision of hell is also a planet with unlimited solar power - worth a fortune to the space tycoon Saito Yamagata if he can find a way to harness it. He has hired the enigmatic Dante Alexios to establish a research station on the surface of the planet and find a way to turn that solar energy into portable power satellites. But Yamagata is secretly also preparing the ...
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The closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is an airless, heat-scorched world where temperatures rise to four times higher than the boiling point of water. But this vision of hell is also a planet with unlimited solar power - worth a fortune to the space tycoon Saito Yamagata if he can find a way to harness it. He has hired the enigmatic Dante Alexios to establish a research station on the surface of the planet and find a way to turn that solar energy into portable power satellites. But Yamagata is secretly also preparing the way to a very different dream: he wants to travel to the stars themselves. And Alexios has his own obsession, a plot to lure an old enemy to this hellhole of a world and take his revenge for one of the worst disasters in human history.
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Add this copy of Mercury (Ben Bovas Grand Tour of the Solar System) to cart. $4.99, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.
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Add this copy of Mercury (the Grand Tour) to cart. $10.49, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Movies rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Tor Science Fiction.
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The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting and there might be a From the library of label. Boxed set packaging shrink wrap or included media like CDs may be missing.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 5x1x8; The binding is clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Light wear on edges of text block. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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Add this copy of Mercury (the Grand Tour) to cart. $31.00, very good condition, Sold by BlindHorseBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Deland, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by TOR.
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Near Fine. No Dust Jacket As Issued. Signed by Ben Bova to an author friend with the date and quip "My Hottest Novel'. Very Uncommon Signed. Minimal shelf handling; The bindings are tight wh a single spine crease. Text clean. The Grand Tour is a series of novels written by American science fiction author Ben Bova. The novels present a theme of exploration and colonization of the Solar System by humans in the late 21st century. Most of the books focus on the exploration of one particular planet or planetary moon. Several recurring themes are presented throughout the series.
