Grand Tour

“Grand Tour” is a series of space exploration novels written by American writer Ben Bova. Classified as science fiction, the novels majorly focus on the themes of environmentalism and capitalism. The “Grand Tour” series of novels debuted with “Privateers” a novel published in 1985 to much critical acclaim. Ben Bova was born Benjamin William Bova in 1932 and went to South Philadelphia High School ,before attending Philadelphia’s Temple University. He has been married three times and has two children from his first marriage to Rosa Cucinotta. As a young man, Bova was passionate about fencing and was the administrator and organizer of the Avco Everett’s fencing club. He identifies as an atheist and has often written articles criticizing the unquestioning nature of religion, and asserting that non believers can be just as moral as believers. Bova got his masters in Arts from the State University of New York and his PhD in 1996 from the California Coast University. Bova has written more that 100 science fiction and science fact novels that have won him the Hugo Award six times. He has served as editorial director of Omni, editor of Analog Magazine, and president of Science Fiction Writers of America and the National Space Society.