Series
Jake Ross
Ben Bova · 4 novels · 2012–2021
The Jake Ross novels are Ben Bova's near-future techno-thriller sequence starting with Power Play (2012), followed by Power Surge, Power Failure and Power Challenges. They follow an engineer navigating the politics and physical dangers of the American energy industry, including fracking disputes, grid sabotage and corporate rivalries. Bova, usually known for hard-SF space fiction, uses this series for grounded present-day conflict rather than planetary adventure.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
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Stats
By decade
- 2010s3
- 2020s1
Shape
4 novels
1 author · completed series
reads like:science fictionpolitical intriguenorth americanear futuretenseadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 4 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Power Surgedarkest · most intense
- Power Challengesbrightest
- Power Playcalmest