General Information

Title:                  Jake Ross Book 1 - Power Play
Author:                 Ben Bova
Read By:                Stefan Rudnicki
Copyright:              (c)2011 Ben Bova (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Audible.com Release:    January 11th, 2012
Original Publication:   2012
Genre:                  Near-Future Sci-Fi/Poltical Thriller
Format:                 MPEG-4 (M4B)
Publisher:              Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Duration:               9 hours, 44 minutes, 3 seconds
Chapters:               79
Unabridged:             Yes

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Book Description

Dr. Jake Ross, a university astronomer, wants nothing more than to teach a few classes each semester and continue his research. Instead, he finds himself aggressively recruited to be the science advisor to Frank Tomlinson, an ambitious politician with his eye on the US Senate. Tomlinson is in need of an edge that will allow him to defeat his opponent at the polls, and Dr. Ross can contribute just that: MHD.

MHD, or magnetohydrodynamics, is a new innovation that will allow electricity to be generated efficiently and cheaply. The Senate seat is essentially guaranteed if Tomlinson can deliver unlimited energy to voters at less than half the price of nuclear power. But MHD is still in its infancy, and although the outlook is extremely promising there are great - and deadly - risks.

The incumbent senator will not give up his seat without a fight, and as Ross discovers, the world of politics carries its own dangers. Nothing has prepared him for the extreme tactics that desperate and powerful people are willing to use.

Power Play is a timely thrill ride by Ben Bova, one of science fiction's most respected novelists.

Ben Bova, six-time winner of science fiction's Hugo Award, is the author of over one hundred works of science fact and fiction. A former editor of Analog and former fiction editor of Omni, he is also a past president of the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lives in Naples, Florida.