Synopses & Reviews
Ben Bovas timeless hero returns . . . at the nexus of myth and history!
More than human, less than god, Orion has fought across time and space at the whims of his Creators, god-like beings from the future who toy with human history like spoiled children playing with dolls. From the frozen wastes of the Ice Age to far-flung interstellar empires, Orion has been both assassin and hero, all the while striving to be reunited with Anya, the ageless goddess who is his one true love.
Now Orion finds himself in Britain in the dark years after the Romans abandoned the island kingdom. Minor kings and warlords feud amongst themselves even as invading hordes of Saxons and Angles threaten to sweep over the land. There Orion befriends a young warrior named Arthur, who dreams of uniting his quarreling countrymen and driving the invaders from their lands. Along with a few brave comrades, Arthur hopes to the stem the tide of barbarism and create a new era of peace and prosperity.
But Orions vainglorious Creator, Aten the Golden One, has other plans for the timeline. Arthurs noble ambitions interfere with Atens far-reaching schemes to reshape history to his own ends. He wants Arthur dead and forgotten---but Orion does not.
Defying his own creator, and risking his own immortal existence, Orion will battle the gods themselves to see that Arthur fulfills his destiny. But can even he save Arthur from the tragedy that awaits him?
Orion and King Arthur is a thrilling new chapter in Ben Bovas unforgettable cosmic saga.
Review
"
Orion is rip-roaring science fiction…tightly constructed and fast moving"
—Science Fiction Chronicle "One of the best SF military series around."
—VOYA on Orion Among the Stars “Non-stop action and mind-bending concepts combine to make Orion absolutely unforgettable…. Bova brings it to life on a canvas spread over time and space.”
—Isaac Asimov
Review
Praise for the Orion Saga
“Nonstop action and mind-bending concepts combine to make Orion absolutely unforgettable. . . . Bova brings it to life on a canvas spread over time and space.”
—Isaac Asimov
“Slambang SF adventure mingles with speculative theology in this gripping story of an immortals hatred, a mortals love, and a death-struggle that spans a million years.”
—Spider Robinson on Orion
“Six-time Hugo Award winner Bova doesnt disappoint!”
—Los Angeles Daily News on Orion in the Dying Time
“Bovas adroit use of detail makes the setting ring true; his depictions of historical personages as well as his fictional creations are psychologically sound. The sounds, the scents, and the sensibility of the ancient world permeate this well-wrought adventure.”
—Publishers Weekly on Orion and the Conqueror
“Bova creates characters that come alive on the page. . . . It is perfectly paced so that the reader has trouble putting the book down.”
—The Clarion-Ledger on Orion in the Dying Time
“Bova presents enough solid historical backing to give the story a ring of authenticity.”
—Starlog on Orion and the Conqueror
“Rip-roaring science fiction . . . tightly-constructed and fast-moving.”
—Science Fiction Chronicle on Orion in the Dying Time
“One of the best SF military series around.”
—VOYA on Orion Among the Stars
Synopsis
The first new Orion novel in over fifteen years!
Synopsis
Ben Bovas timeless hero returns . . . at the nexus of myth and history!
More than human, less than god, Orion has fought across time and space at the whims of his Creators, god-like beings from the future who toy with human history like spoiled children playing with dolls. From the frozen wastes of the Ice Age to far-flung interstellar empires, Orion has been both assassin and hero, all the while striving to be reunited with Anya, the ageless goddess who is his one true love.
Now Orion finds himself in Britain in the dark years after the Romans abandoned the island kingdom. Minor kings and warlords feud amongst themselves even as invading hordes of Saxons and Angles threaten to sweep over the land. There Orion befriends a young warrior named Arthur, who dreams of uniting his quarreling countrymen and driving the invaders from their lands. Along with a few brave comrades, Arthur hopes to the stem the tide of barbarism and create a new era of peace and prosperity.
But Orions vainglorious Creator, Aten the Golden One, has other plans for the timeline. Arthurs noble ambitions interfere with Atens far-reaching schemes to reshape history to his own ends. He wants Arthur dead and forgotten---but Orion does not.
Defying his own creator, and risking his own immortal existence, Orion will battle the gods themselves to see that Arthur fulfills his destiny. But can even he save Arthur from the tragedy that awaits him?
Orion and King Arthur is a thrilling new chapter in Ben Bovas unforgettable cosmic saga.
Synopsis
Orion has fought across time and space at the whims of his Creators, godlike beings from the future who toy with human history like spoiled children playing with dolls. Orion has been both assassin and hero, all the while striving to be reunited with Anya, the ageless goddess who is his one true love.
Now Orion finds himself in Britain in the years after the Romans abandoned the island kingdom. Minor kings and warlords feud among themselves even as invading hordes threaten to sweep over the land. There Orion befriends a young warrior named Arthur, who dreams of uniting his quarreling countrymen and driving the invaders from their lands. Along with a few brave comrades, Arthur hopes to the stem the tide of barbarism and create a new era of peace and prosperity.
But Orions Creator, Aten, has other plans for the timeline. Arthurs noble ambitions interfere with Atens far-reaching schemes to reshape history to his own ends. He wants Arthur dead and forgotten—but Orion does not.
Orion will battle the gods themselves to see that Arthur fulfills his destiny. But can even he save Arthur from the tragedy that awaits him?
Orion and King Arthur is a thrilling new chapter in Ben Bovas unforgettable cosmic saga.
About the Author
Ben Bova is the author of five previous novels in this series: Orion, Vengeance of Orion, Orion in the Dying Time, Orion and the Conqueror, and Orion Among the Stars.
Bova is also a six-time winner of the Hugo Award, a former editor of Analog, a former editorial director of Omni, and a past president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America. He is the author of more than one hundred works of science fact and fiction. He lives in Florida.
www.benbova.net