From Publishers Weekly
This collaboration by veteran SF author Bova ( Voyagers ) and astronaut Pogue ( How Do You Go to the Bathroom in Space? ) is set in 1998 and extrapolates from such recent phenomena as the ongoing ecological crisis, the collapse of Soviet communism and the establishment of the European Community. Trikon International is a multinational conglomerate of corporations from the three continents (tri-con) of Asia, North America and Europe. Trikon Station is an orbiting satellite on which ecologically oriented experiments in genetic engineering too dangerous to be conducted on earth are being carried out. While the trappings are fascinating and the science is solid, the story itself never gets off the ground. In a standard Bova structure of a half-dozen or so interwoven story lines, a large cast--various nationals all angling for sole credit for saving the world, and all of whom are more types than characters--proceeds toward an implausibly happy ending.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From School Library Journal
YA-- The Trikon (three continents--North America, Asia, and Europe) Corporation has built a space station for research into developing a microbe that will eat pollutants and chemical waste. The chairman of the Trikon Board has a vision of international cooperation, but in reality the space station is full of global intrigue. There is mystery, murder, spying, romance, and sabotage--something for everyone. The different personalities soon come to a climactic clash in which all is revealed. The day-to-day routine of life in space is believable and descriptive, from the logistics of eating, sleeping, shaving, and elimination to the scientific research itself. A very readable story that's truly a ``technothriller.''-- Susan B. McFaden, Fairfax County Public Library,
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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