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Test of Fire
Test of Fire
Author: Ben Bova
When the Sun flared, the night-shielded New World almost escaped destruction.  The line of dawn raced westward across the Atlantic Ocean, but as it did the brightness diminished.  The sun dimmed as quickly as it had brightened.  The Americas escaped the Sun's wrath.  Almost.  But as their sky began burning, who could...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780523485478
ISBN-10: 0523485476
Publication Date: 10/26/1982
Pages: 319
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2.9 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Great post apocolypse story by the master story teller Ben Bova.
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Bova writes a good end of the world book and this one has you wondering what will happen next.

When the sun flared, the night-shielded New World almost escaped destruction. But as their sky began burning, who could blame the Russians for thinking that the Americans had attacked....?

The moon colony needs fissionables only available on earth. The trips become more dangerous as the shuttles are ambushed as they land. Who will make the next trip for them and save the colony?
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When the Sun flared, the night-shielded Americas almost escaped destruction. But as their sky began burning, who could blame the Russians for thinking that the Americans had attacked?


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