Book description
Like all human colonists born into the crushing gravity of Jupiter,
Jarls Anders commands tremendous physical strength and survival ability.
And, like his fellow Jovians, Jarls has grown up innocent, easy to
exploit. Shipped between Jupiter, Venus, and Earth in indentured
servitude, Jarls finds his life in constant danger--not just from the
harsh landscapes of distant planets, but also from the treacherous
politics of human aristocracy. Navigating the solar system proves much
easier than navigating political conspiracy and a government coup.
Jarls's only chance for survival is if he can leave behind his rustic
innocence and build a strength of character to match the strength of his
body. In JOVIAN, author Donald Moffitt creates a fast-moving SF
adventure packed with grand themes and big ideas sure to please fans of
his other titles and of brand-new and classic SF adventure alike.
Donald Moffitt was born in Boston and now lives in rural Maine. A former
public relations executive, industrial filmmaker, and ghostwriter, he
has been writing fiction on and off for more than twenty years under his
own name and an assortment of pen names. His first full-length
science-fiction novel and the first book of any genre to be published
under his own name was THE JUPITER THEFT (Del Rey, 1977).
