Bova, Ben

The off-Earth colony of Moonbase, thriving for seven years due to the leadership of Doug Stavenger and the wonders of nanotechnology, must find a way to survive after the U.N. secretary-general Georges Faure insists the colony adhere to the world-wide ban on nanotech operations, research, and teaching.

Discusses the harmful and beneficial ways, intentional and unintentional, in which man has changed weather and climate throughout history, including a discussion of the effect of air pollution.

Designed by the Creators to defend the gods in battles of the past, present, and future, Orion falls in love with the goddess Anya, who is at war with one of the Creators.

The 21st century world government just barely managed to maintain control of the 20 billion people on Earth, the food and water shortages and the barbaric, decaying cities.

The 20,000 scientists aboard the star ship, all exiles from the planet Earth, were approaching their destination after fifty years of flight. And then the problem arose; their intended new home tested out to be ill suited for human life.