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* IllBoy: Van, almost perpetually so.
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The protagonist is Van Humphries, the son of a plutocrat Martin Humphries. He had been the unfavorite son due to his's mother DeathByChildbirth, but at least Martin had always had the eldest, most beloved son...up until he ends up dying on the Venusian surface. Instead of trying to cherish his other offspring more, Martin decides to completely cut off his allowance, and proclaim that the only money Van might ever get from him now is a '''ten billion''' dollar prize - if he ventures onto the Venusian surface, and manages to retrieve his brother's remains, something no-one has ever done before.
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The protagonist is Van Humphries, the son of a plutocrat plutocrat, Martin Humphries. He had been the unfavorite son due to his's mother his mother's DeathByChildbirth, but at least Martin had always had the eldest, most beloved son...up until he ends up dying on the Venusian surface. Instead of trying to cherish his other offspring more, Martin decides to completely cut off his allowance, and proclaim that the only money Van might ever get from him now is a '''ten billion''' dollar prize - if he ventures onto the Venusian surface, and manages to retrieve his brother's remains, something no-one has ever done before.
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''Venus'' is a novel by Creator/BenBova, part of his ''Grand Tour'' series.
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''Venus'' is a science fiction novel by Creator/BenBova,part of written in 2000 as the 18th entry into his ''Grand Tour'' series.
series.
The protagonist is Van Humphries, the son of a plutocrat Martin Humphries. He had been the unfavorite son due to his's mother DeathByChildbirth, but at least Martin had always had the eldest, most beloved son...up until he ends up dying on the Venusian surface. Instead of trying to cherish his other offspring more, Martin decides to completely cut off his allowance, and proclaim that the only money Van might ever get from him now is a '''ten billion''' dollar prize - if he ventures onto the Venusian surface, and manages to retrieve his brother's remains, something no-one has ever done before.
''Venus'' is a science fiction novel by Creator/BenBova,
The protagonist is Van Humphries, the son of a plutocrat Martin Humphries. He had been the unfavorite son due to his's mother DeathByChildbirth, but at least Martin had always had the eldest, most beloved son...up until he ends up dying on the Venusian surface. Instead of trying to cherish his other offspring more, Martin decides to completely cut off his allowance, and proclaim that the only money Van might ever get from him now is a '''ten billion''' dollar prize - if he ventures onto the Venusian surface, and manages to retrieve his brother's remains, something no-one has ever done before.
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* BizarreAlienBiology: One character comments that the microbes in the Venusian atmosphere are just as susceptible to death by vacuum as are humans. Played straight by the organism on the surface; there's only one of them, and it has fingers in the entire planet.
* CrapsaccharineWorld: Maybe "worlds" plural would be better…
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Martin Humphres.
* FirstPersonPerspective
* CrapsaccharineWorld: Maybe "worlds" plural would be better…
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Martin Humphres.
* FirstPersonPerspective
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* BizarreAlienBiology: One character comments that the microbes [[spoiler:microbes in the Venusian atmosphere atmosphere]] are just as susceptible to death by vacuum as are humans. Played straight by the organism [[spoiler:organism on the surface; there's only one of them, and it has fingers in the entire planet.
*planet.]]
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: MartinHumphres.
*Humphries, a man rich enough to go ahead and offer a '''ten billion''' dollar award for recovering his son's remains, yet also ruthless enough to only do so in the hope it'll tempt his ''other'' son into going there and dying "with glory" as well.
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* GreenAesop: Bova managed to shoehorn one in.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Van's allowance is cut off in order to fund the prize for finding his brother (and given his status as TheUnfavorite it's actually kind of surprising that Martin gave him one in the first place). Van ends up winning said prize, and Martin is forced to pay it.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Van's allowance is cut off in order to fund the prize for finding his brother (and given his status as TheUnfavorite it's actually kind of surprising that Martin gave him one in the first place). Van ends up winning said prize, and Martin is forced to pay it.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Van's allowance is cut off in order to fund the ten billion dollar prize for finding his brother (and given his status as TheUnfavorite it's actually kind of surprising that Martin gave him one in the first place).
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* StoneWall: Lars' ship, the ''Lucifer''. His "overdesign" helps ensure the survival of the craft in the atmosphere of Venus. There's some concern as to whether or not it'll survive the trip back up due to the microbes nobody predicted would be there, but it manages.
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* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Van Humphries has been blamed by Martin for his mother's death during childbirth for pretty much his entire life.
* StoneWall: Lars' ship, the ''Lucifer''. His "overdesign" helps ensure the survival of the craft in the atmosphere of Venus. There's some concern as to whether or not it'll survive the trip back up due to themicrobes [[spoiler:microbes nobody predicted would be there, there]], but it manages.
* StoneWall: Lars' ship, the ''Lucifer''. His "overdesign" helps ensure the survival of the craft in the atmosphere of Venus. There's some concern as to whether or not it'll survive the trip back up due to the
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* UsedFuture: If the art on the hardcover edition is anything to go by. The ship on the cover almost looks like it was kitbashed.
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* UsedFuture: If the art on the hardcover edition is anything to go by. The ship on the cover almost looks like it was kitbashed.kitbashed.
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''Venus'' is a novel by BenBova, part of his ''Grand Tour'' series.
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''Venus'' is a novel by BenBova, Creator/BenBova, part of his ''Grand Tour'' series.
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ZCE. Are they fast?
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* FragileSpeedster:
** Van's vessel is a sort of spaceship version. It suffers CriticalExistenceFailure in the Venusian atmosphere because of the microbes.
** The ''Hecate'', with its heat-sink system. It's a small craft that goes down to the surface of Venus, which is hot enough to melt lead.
** Van's vessel is a sort of spaceship version. It suffers CriticalExistenceFailure in the Venusian atmosphere because of the microbes.
** The ''Hecate'', with its heat-sink system. It's a small craft that goes down to the surface of Venus, which is hot enough to melt lead.
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semi-averted is non-sense.
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* BizarreAlienBiology: Semi-averted; one character comments that the microbes in the Venusian atmosphere are just as susceptible to death by vacuum as are humans. [[spoiler:Played straight by the organism on the surface; there's only one of them, and it has fingers in the entire planet.]]
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* BizarreAlienBiology: Semi-averted; one One character comments that the microbes in the Venusian atmosphere are just as susceptible to death by vacuum as are humans. [[spoiler:Played Played straight by the organism on the surface; there's only one of them, and it has fingers in the entire planet.]]
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* ABPositive: Fuchs is able to supply a treatment for Van's condition. [[spoiler:Makes sense, considering he's Van's father.]]
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* ABPositive: Fuchs Lars is able to supply a treatment for Van's condition. [[spoiler:Makes sense, considering he's Van's biological father.]]
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Van's father.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Van's father.Martin Humphres.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Van's allowance is cut off in order to fund the prize for finding his brother (and it's actually kind of surprising that Martin gave him one in the first place). Van ends up winning it.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Van's allowance is cut off in order to fund the prize for finding his brother (and given his status as TheUnfavorite it's actually kind of surprising that Martin gave him one in the first place). Van ends up winning said prize, and Martin is forced to pay it.
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* StoneWall: Fuchs' ship, the ''Lucifer''. His "overdesign" helps ensure the survival of the craft in the atmosphere of Venus. There's some concern as to whether or not it'll survive the trip back up due to the microbes nobody predicted would be there, but it manages.
* TheUnfavorite: Van, whom Martin hates. His mother died in childbirth. [[spoiler:On top of that, Lars Fuchs, Martin's arch-nemesis, is actually Van's father.]]
* TheUnfavorite: Van, whom Martin hates. His mother died in childbirth. [[spoiler:On top of that, Lars Fuchs, Martin's arch-nemesis, is actually Van's father.]]
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* StoneWall: Fuchs' Lars' ship, the ''Lucifer''. His "overdesign" helps ensure the survival of the craft in the atmosphere of Venus. There's some concern as to whether or not it'll survive the trip back up due to the microbes nobody predicted would be there, but it manages.
* TheUnfavorite: Van, whom Martin hates.His It doesn't help that his mother died in childbirth. [[spoiler:On top of that, Lars Fuchs, Martin's arch-nemesis, is actually Van's father.]]
* TheUnfavorite: Van, whom Martin hates.
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''Venus'' is a novel by BenBova, part of his ''Grand Tour'' series.
!! This book contains examples of:
* ABPositive: Fuchs is able to supply a treatment for Van's condition. [[spoiler:Makes sense, considering he's Van's father.]]
* BizarreAlienBiology: Semi-averted; one character comments that the microbes in the Venusian atmosphere are just as susceptible to death by vacuum as are humans. [[spoiler:Played straight by the organism on the surface; there's only one of them, and it has fingers in the entire planet.]]
* CrapsaccharineWorld: Maybe "worlds" plural would be better…
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Van's father.
* FirstPersonPerspective
* FragileSpeedster:
** Van's vessel is a sort of spaceship version. It suffers CriticalExistenceFailure in the Venusian atmosphere because of the microbes.
** The ''Hecate'', with its heat-sink system. It's a small craft that goes down to the surface of Venus, which is hot enough to melt lead.
* GreenAesop: Bova managed to shoehorn one in.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Van's allowance is cut off in order to fund the prize for finding his brother (and it's actually kind of surprising that Martin gave him one in the first place). Van ends up winning it.
* IllBoy: Van, almost perpetually so.
* StoneWall: Fuchs' ship, the ''Lucifer''. His "overdesign" helps ensure the survival of the craft in the atmosphere of Venus. There's some concern as to whether or not it'll survive the trip back up due to the microbes nobody predicted would be there, but it manages.
* TheUnfavorite: Van, whom Martin hates. His mother died in childbirth. [[spoiler:On top of that, Lars Fuchs, Martin's arch-nemesis, is actually Van's father.]]
* UsedFuture: If the art on the hardcover edition is anything to go by. The ship on the cover almost looks like it was kitbashed.
!! This book contains examples of:
* ABPositive: Fuchs is able to supply a treatment for Van's condition. [[spoiler:Makes sense, considering he's Van's father.]]
* BizarreAlienBiology: Semi-averted; one character comments that the microbes in the Venusian atmosphere are just as susceptible to death by vacuum as are humans. [[spoiler:Played straight by the organism on the surface; there's only one of them, and it has fingers in the entire planet.]]
* CrapsaccharineWorld: Maybe "worlds" plural would be better…
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Van's father.
* FirstPersonPerspective
* FragileSpeedster:
** Van's vessel is a sort of spaceship version. It suffers CriticalExistenceFailure in the Venusian atmosphere because of the microbes.
** The ''Hecate'', with its heat-sink system. It's a small craft that goes down to the surface of Venus, which is hot enough to melt lead.
* GreenAesop: Bova managed to shoehorn one in.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Van's allowance is cut off in order to fund the prize for finding his brother (and it's actually kind of surprising that Martin gave him one in the first place). Van ends up winning it.
* IllBoy: Van, almost perpetually so.
* StoneWall: Fuchs' ship, the ''Lucifer''. His "overdesign" helps ensure the survival of the craft in the atmosphere of Venus. There's some concern as to whether or not it'll survive the trip back up due to the microbes nobody predicted would be there, but it manages.
* TheUnfavorite: Van, whom Martin hates. His mother died in childbirth. [[spoiler:On top of that, Lars Fuchs, Martin's arch-nemesis, is actually Van's father.]]
* UsedFuture: If the art on the hardcover edition is anything to go by. The ship on the cover almost looks like it was kitbashed.
