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The Sunborn by Gregory Benford, Dominique Haas is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The award-winning author of "Timescape" and "Eater" returns with a gripping new novel set in the same dynamic future as his wildly popular "The Martian Race."From Publishers WeeklyIn this unexceptional and somewhat slow-moving follow-up to The Martian Race (1999), Benford sends Julia and Viktor, the first astronauts to land on Mars, off to Pluto to investigate a number of strange phenomena. The solar system's coldest, most distant planet appears to be heating up and developing an atmosphere. Stranger still, another expedition has discovered life on Pluto, in an environment where it shouldn't exist. Benford has always been fascinated by the possibilities inherent in extraterrestrial life, and he takes advantage of his own scientific specialty, plasma physics, to create some extraordinary creatures. The competently constructed plot details the unraveling of a series of mysteries via the application of scientific method spiced with credible intuitive leaps. What fails to satisfy, however, are the characters. Julia seems too perfect, while her husband, Viktor, is little more than a nice guy with a funny accent. The second exploratory ship's captain, the daughter of the billionaire who

Who reads The Sunborn?

Author

Gregory Benford, Dominique Haas

Publisher

Aspect/Warner Books

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780446526333

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.71 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14