Born November 8, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Benjamin Pasquale (a tailor) and Giove Bova; married Rosa Cucinotta, November 28, 1953 (divorced, 1974); married Barbara Berson Rose, June 28, 1974; children: (first marriage) Michael Francis, Regina Marie. Education: Temple University, B.S., 1954; State University of New York--Albany, M.A., 1987; California Coast University, Ph.D., 1996. Avocational Interests: History, anthropology, fencing, music, astronomy. Memberships: National Space Society (president emeritus), Science Fiction Writers of America (past president), PEN International, American Association for the Advancement of Science (fellow), British Interplanetary Society (fellow), Free Space Society (honorary chairman), National Space Club, Planetary Society, Nature Conservancy, New York Academy of Sciences, Explorers Club, Amateur Fencer's League of America, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Arizona Astronomy Board.

SCIENCE FICTION

• The Star Conquerors (for young people), Winston (Philadelphia, PA), 1959.
• Star Watchman (for young people; also see below), Holt (New York, NY), 1964.
• The Weathermakers (for young people), Holt (New York, NY), 1967.
• Out of the Sun (for young people), Holt (New York, NY), 1968.
• The Dueling Machine (for young people; also see below), Holt (New York, NY), 1969.
• Escape! (for young people), Holt (New York, NY), 1970.
• Exiled from Earth (for young people; first book in trilogy; also see below), Dutton (New York, NY), 1971.
• THX 1138 (adapted from the screenplay of the same title by George Lucas and Walter Murch), Paperback Library (New York, NY), 1971.
• Flight of Exiles (for young people; second book in trilogy; also see below), Dutton (New York, NY), 1972.
• As on a Darkling Plain, Walker (New York, NY), 1972.
• When the Sky Burned, Walker (New York, NY), 1972.
• The Winds of Altair (for young people), Dutton (New York, NY), 1973.
• Forward in Time (short stories), Walker (New York, NY), 1973.
• (With Gordon R. Dickson) Gremlins, Go Home! (for young people; also see below), St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1974.
• End of Exile (for young people; third book in trilogy; also see below), Dutton (New York, NY), 1975.
• The Starcrossed, Chilton (Radnor, PA), 1975.
• City of Darkness (for young people), Scribner (New York, NY), 1976.
• Millennium, Random House (New York, NY), 1976.
• The Multiple Man, Bobbs-Merrill (Indianapolis, IN), 1976.
• Colony, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1978.
• Maxwell's Demons (short stories), Baronet (New York, NY), 1978.
• Kinsman, Dial (New York, NY), 1979.
• The Exiles Trilogy (contains Exiled from Earth, Flight of Exiles, and End of Exile), Berkley (New York, NY), 1980.
• Voyagers, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1981.
• Test of Fire, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1982.
• Orion, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1984.
• Escape Plus (short stories), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1984.
• Privateers, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1985.
• Voyagers II: The Alien Within, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1986.
• The Kinsman Saga, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1987.
• Vengeance of Orion, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1988.
• Peacekeepers, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1988.
• Cyberbooks, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1989.
• Future Crime, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• Orion in the Dying Time, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• Voyagers III: Star Brothers, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• (With Bill Pogue) The Trikon Deception, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• (With A.J. Austin) To Save the Sun, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• Triumph, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1993.
• Challenges (short stories), Tor Books (New York, NY), 1993.
• Empire Builders, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1993.
• Sam Gunn, Unlimited, Bantam (New York, NY), 1993.
• Orion and the Conqueror, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1994.
• (With A.J. Austin) To Fear the Light, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1994.
• The Watchmen (contains Star Watchman and The Dueling Machine), Baen Books, 1994.
• Death Dream, Bantam (New York, NY), 1994.
• Orion among the Stars, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1995.
• Brothers, Bantam (New York, NY), 1996.
• Moonrise, Avon (New York, NY), 1996.
• Twice Seven (short stories), Avon (New York, NY), 1998.
• Sam Gunn Forever, Avon (New York, NY), 1998.
• Moonwar, Avon (New York, NY), 1998.
• Hour of the Gremlins (contains Gremlins, Go Home!, cowritten with Gordon R. Dickson, Hour of the Horde, and Wolfing, both written by Gordon R. Dickson), Simon & Schuster, 2002.
• The Green Trap, Forge (New York, NY), 2006.
• Titan, Tor (New York, NY), 2006.

• Mars, Bantam (New York, NY), 1992.
• Return to Mars, Avon (New York, NY), 1999.
• Venus, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2000.
• Jupiter, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2001.
• Saturn, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2003.
• Tales of the Grand Tour, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2004.
• Mercury, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2005.
• Titan, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2005.

• The Precipice, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2001.
• The Rock Rats, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2002.
• The Silent War, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2004.
• Powersat, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2005.

• The Milky Way Galaxy: Man's Exploration of the Stars, Holt (New York, NY), 1961.
• Giants of the Animal World (for young people), Whitman Publishing (Racine, WI), 1962.
• Reptiles since the World Began (for young people), Whitman Publishing (Racine, WI), 1964.
• The Uses of Space (for young people), Holt (New York, NY), 1965.
• In Quest of Quasars: An Introduction to Stars and Starlike Objects (for young people), Crowell (New York, NY), 1970.
• Planets, Life, and LGM (for young people), Addison-Wesley (Reading, MA), 1970.
• The Fourth State of Matter: Plasma Dynamics and Tomorrow's Technology, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1971.
• The Amazing Laser (for young people), Westminster Press (Philadelphia, PA), 1972.
• The New Astronomies, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1972.
• Starflight and Other Improbabilities (for young people; Junior Literary Guild selection), Westminster Press (Philadelphia, PA), 1973.
• Man Changes the Weather (for young people), Addison-Wesley (Reading, MA), 1973.
• (With Barbara Berson) Survival Guide for the Suddenly Single, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1974.
• The Weather Changes Man (for young people), Addison-Wesley (Reading, MA), 1974.
• Workshops in Space (for young people), Dutton (New York, NY), 1974.
• Through Eyes of Wonder (for young people), Addison-Wesley (Reading, MA), 1975.
• Science: Who Needs It? (for young people), Westminster Press (Philadelphia, PA), 1975.
• Notes to a Science Fiction Writer, Scribner (New York, NY), 1975.
• Viewpoint, NESFA Press (Cambridge, MA), 1977.
• (With Trudy E. Bell) Closeup: New Worlds, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1977.
• The Seeds of Tomorrow (for young people), McKay (New York, NY), 1977.
• The High Road, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1981.
• Vision of the Future: The Art of Robert McCall, Abrams (New York, NY), 1982.
• Assured Survival: Putting the Star Wars Defense in Perspective, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1984, revised paperback edition published as Star Peace: Assured Survival, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1986.
• Welcome to Moonbase!, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1987.
• The Beauty of Light, Wiley (New York, NY), 1988.
• (With Sheldon L. Glashow) Interactions: A Journey through the Mind of a Particle Physicist and the Matter of This World, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1988.
• The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells, Writer's Digest Books (Cincinnati, OH), 1994.
• (With Anthony R. Lewis) Space Travel, Writer's Digest Books (Cincinnati, OH), 1997.
• Immortality, Avon (New York, NY), 1998.
• The Story of Light, Sourcebooks (Naperville, IL), 2001.
• Faint Echoes, Distant Stars: The Science and Politics of Finding Life beyond Earth, Morrow (New York, NY), 2004.

• The Astral Mirror, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1985.
• Prometheans, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1986.
• Battle Station, Tor Books (New York, NY), 1987.

• The Many Worlds of SF, Dutton (New York, NY), 1971.
• SFWA Hall of Fame, Volume II, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1973.
• Analog 9, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1973.
• The Analog Science Fact Reader, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1974.
• Analog Annual, Pyramid Publications (New York, NY), 1976.
• Aliens, Futura (London, England), 1977.
• The Best of Astounding, Baronet (New York, NY), 1977.
• Analog Yearbook, Baronet (New York, NY), 1978.
• The Best of Analog, Baronet (New York, NY), 1978.
• (With Don Myrus) The Best of Omni Science Fiction, four volumes, Omni Publications International (New York, NY), 1980-82.
• Best of the Nebulas, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1989.
• (With Byron Preiss) First Contact: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, NAL Books (New York, NY), 1990.
• The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 2A, Tor Books (New York, NY), 2003.

• Also author of introduction to James E. Orberg's The New Race for Space: The U.S. and Russia Leap to the Challenge for Unlimited Rewards, Stackpole (Harrisburg, PA), 1984. Editor of "Science in Science Fiction" series, Writer's Digest Books (Cincinnati, OH), 1996-97. Contributor to periodicals, including Psychology Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, American Film, Astronomy, Science Digest, Smithsonian, and Writer. Member of editorial board of World Future Society and Tor Books, both beginning in 1982.
• Bova's papers are housed in the David C. Paskow Collection of Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.