Titan

by Ben Bova


Sci-fi? Soap opera? I wasn't sure how to classify this one. This is a Hugo Award winning author, but I just couldn't get into this story. Some sections were great, but the sections focusing on the politics and the romantic entanglements and the who's-stabbing-whom-in-the-back seemed forced.

That said, there are some interesting facets to this story, though they may seem mundane at first glance. Outcasts are banished from Earth and sent to the outer reaches of the solar system. Only the outcasts are not the types you might expect. They're sent out on a ship, but it's unlike many you encounter in sci-fi.

audio: 14 hours
text: 464