Grand Tour books in order
Grand Tour is a series of 7 books by Ben Bova: 2,568 pages in the 6 with a known length, about 47 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.
- 7
- books
- 2,568
- pages in 6 of them
- 47 hours
- to read those 6
- 95 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Return to Mars 10.0 h
Jupiter 7.6 h
Venus 7.5 h
The Precipice 6.4 h
Powersat 7.3 h
Mars Life 8.2 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
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Return to Mars 1999 10.0 h
Jamie Waterman is named commander of a second journey back to Mars, where he must overcome a destructive rivalry, emotional upheaval, and a series of deadly "accidents" to unlock…
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Jupiter 2000 7.6 h
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Venus 2000 7.5 h
Science fiction-roman.
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The Precipice 2001 6.4 h
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Mercury 2005 length not known
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Powersat 2005 7.3 h
Two hundred thousand feet up, things go horribly wrong.
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Mars Life 2008 8.2 h
Jamie Waterman discovered the cliff dwelling on Mars, and the fact that an intelligent race lived on the red planet sixty-five million years ago, only to be driven into extinction…
How much is left
| After Return to Mars | about 37 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After Jupiter | about 29 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After Venus | about 22 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After The Precipice | about 16 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After Mercury | about 16 hours left |
| After Powersat | about 8 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 47 hours 5 minutes
6 of 7 books, 2,568 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
95 days (about 14 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.