The Winds of Altair

By Ben Bova

Book Overview

A young astronaut involved in an experiment with an alien wildcat struggles to save himself and the animal from earth's oppressive technology.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812532279
• ISBN13: 9780812532272
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Quick, Entertaining Read

I was expecting something slighty different when I started reading this book. Maybe just a little bit more complex. I had read a handful of Ben Bova novels before this one, and I had always been impressed by them. I think I read this in one day if I remember correctly. None of the other characters besides the main one were memorable, but the plot quickly moved itself forward and never bogged down. It's definetely worth a look.

Amazing!!!!

I read this book as I was entering high school, about ten years ago...it is an awesome book. It is a book that questions ethics in a futiristic sense. In this book, earth is crowded, so people go to the new frontier, space. Humans find planets that are similar to earth and then change the planet's atmosphere. The humans mentally link with the life living on the planet (using machines) and then use the animals to set up the equipment that changes the planet. This book discusses a young man that is transforming Altair IV, and his ethical problems with the transformation. I could not put this book down. At times the book makes you wish that you could be a part of this new future and this fantastic technology.It is a must read, even if you are not a science fiction fan.Thank you Ben Bova.

Sweeeeeet!

This is my first ever Ben Bova book, which got me hooked, so I thoroughly recommend this one