Voyage
Author	Stephen Baxter
Country	Great Britain
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction novel
Publisher	Voyager Books (UK)
Publication date	21 November 1996
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	660 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-00-224616-3 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC Number	54247061

Voyage is a 1996 hard science fiction novel by British author Stephen Baxter. The book depicts a manned mission to Mars as it might have been in another timeline, one where John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt on him in 1963. Voyage won a Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1997.^[1] It has since been made into a radio serial for BBC Radio 4.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Characters in "Voyage" 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Plot summary

The novel follows two primary, parallel storylines: one follows the Ares mission to Mars, and the other following Natalie York in her attempt to become an astronaut.

[edit] Characters in "Voyage"

• Natalie York. A geologist training to become an astronaut. 'Ares' Mission Specialist.

• Phil Stone. 'Ares' Mars Mission Commander.

• Ralph Gershon. 'Ares' MEM (Mars Excursion Module) Pilot.

• Ben Priest. York's love interest and fellow astronaut.

• Gregory Dana. Rocket Scientist and Nazi camp survivor.

• JK Lee. Director of Columbia Aviation.

• Mike Conlig In charge of developing the NERVA engine, and York's estranged boyfriend.

• Hans Udet. NASA director of the Mars project.

• Bert Seger. NASA manager.

• Joe Muldoon. Second man on the Moon.

• Chuck Jones. Second American to orbit the Earth.

• Fred Michaels. NASA Administrator from 1969 to 1981.

• Jim Dana. Astronaut, son of Gregory Dana.

• Adam Bleeker. Astronaut, contender for the 'Ares' mission.

• Vladimir Viktorenko. Cosmonaut, friend of Joe Muldoon and Natalie York.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Voyage Voyage

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