Jovian [Hardcover]

Donald Moffitt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 2003

An innocent strong Jupitar inhabitant embarks on a major new space adventure Jupiter-born Jarls Anders is enormously strong-moulded, like his fellow Jovians, by the giant planet's crushing gravity, which kills all but the hardiest babies in the womb, and which over the generations has selected for strength and survivability. Like his fellow Jovians, Jarls is a bit of an innocent-an unpolished rustic derisively called "cloudhopper" by the sophisticates of Earth and Venus. The story follows Jarl's adventures on three planets as his illusions are gradually stripped away, and he transforms himself from indentrued workie to a major player in solar politics.

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About the Author

Donald Moffitt's first book was published in 1977, entitled 'The Jupiter Theft'. He has since had four more books published focussed on science fiction adventures and over 300,000 copies of these books were sold. This is his first book in over a decade.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: I Books; 1ST edition (January 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743452771
• ISBN-13: 978-0743452779
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,223,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Godd science fiction, March 4, 2004

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This review is from: Jovian (Hardcover)

Ok this is the first Donlad Moffit book i've read but I was so intrigued by the synopsis in the flap that I had to read it. Turned out to be a great book and one i'll probably reread a few times. It's ind of spaced out and it jumps around a bit but it's a good idea descrided pretty well. I'd recommend it to my sci-fi friends.