Order of Grand Tour Books
Grand Tour is a series of science fiction novels by American author Ben Bova. The novels are about space exploration throughout the solar system. Capitalism and environmentalism are two of the major themes in the series.
Ben Bova began his Grand Tour series in 1985 with the novel Privateers. The series is currently ongoing. The chronological order differs from the publication order, although it’s not exact, as some of the novels overlap. The novels can be read in any order (except for the Moonbase and Asteroid Wars sagas). Below is a list of Ben Bova’s Grand Tour books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order):
Publication Order of The Grand Tour Books
Privateers | (1985) | |
Mars | (1992) | |
Empire Builders | (1993) | |
Moonrise | (1996) | |
Moonwar | (1997) | |
Return to Mars | (1999) | |
Venus | (2000) | |
Jupiter | (2000) | |
The Precipice | (2001) | |
The Rock Rats | (2002) | |
Saturn | (2003) | |
The Silent War | (2004) | |
Mercury | (2005) | |
Powersat | (2005) | |
Titan | (2006) | |
Aftermath | (2007) | |
Mars Life | (2008) | |
The Return | (2009) | |
Leviathans of Jupiter | (2011) | |
Farside | (2013) | |
New Earth | (2013) | |
Death Wave | (2015) | |
Earth | (2019) | |
Uranus | (2020) | |
Neptune | (2021) |
Chronological Order of The Grand Tour Books
Powersat | (2005) | Privateers | (1985) | Empire Builders | (1993) | Mars | (1992) | Moonrise | (1996) | Moonwar | (1997) | Return to Mars | (1999) | The Precipice | (2001) | Jupiter | (2000) | The Rock Rats | (2002) | The Silent War | (2004) | Aftermath | (2007) | Saturn | (2003) | Leviathans of Jupiter | (2011) | Titan | (2006) | Mercury | (2005) | Mars Life | (2008) | Venus | (2000) | The Return | (2009) | Farside | (2013) | New Earth | (2013) | Death Wave | (2015) | Earth | (2019) | Uranus | (2020) | Neptune | (2021) |