Project Gutenberg 2023-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 146 Bova, Ben 1932 2020 Bova, Benjamin William Bovah, Ben Summers, Leo 1925 1985 Summers, L.R. Summers, L. R. Summers, Leo Ramon A long way back $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1960. Produced from Amazing Stories February 1960. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Long Way Back" by Ben Bova is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative is set in a post-apocalyptic future where civilization is struggling to rebuild after a devastating war. The story centers around the theme of human resilience and technological hope, particularly focusing on the journey of the protagonist as he attempts to assemble a power-beaming satellite that could restore energy to a world plagued by destruction and despair. The protagonist, Tom Morris, is a former historian who becomes the unlikely pilot tasked with assembling the satellite in orbit. Facing numerous challenges, including intense cold and his own doubts, Tom works to connect the satellite’s components under the direction of his superiors, including the ambitious Jason. Throughout his mission, he grapples with questions about survival, the future of civilization, and the importance of human knowledge amid a backdrop of secrecy and fear of the outside world. Ultimately, as he completes the satellite, Tom is faced with a choice that weighs not only his fate but the fate of humanity itself—choosing to ensure the satellite's power beams down to a more promising area of Earth, forcing his companions to confront the necessity of reintegrating with the remnants of civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231212101854bova 1960 US Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Astronauts -- Fiction Satellites -- Fiction Apocalyptic fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 65912 2025-07-28T14:56:36.943506 text/html 41356 2023-12-30T14:42:54 text/html 373671 2025-07-28T14:56:40.433479 application/epub+zip 372447 2025-07-28T14:56:38.355512 application/epub+zip 169959 2025-07-28T14:56:37.493504 application/epub+zip 920281 2025-07-28T14:56:41.891493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 913271 2025-07-28T14:56:39.878454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57571 2025-07-28T14:56:36.757467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37778 2023-12-30T14:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17290 2025-07-28T14:56:42.037473 application/rdf+xml 24746 2025-07-28T14:56:37.887473 image/jpeg 4448 2025-07-28T14:56:37.685473 image/jpeg 1804129 2025-07-28T14:56:36.970505 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia