Power Surge

Power Surge
By Ben Bova

The dark side of American politics is the subject of Ben Bova’s Power Surge. The prolific SF veteran is on familiar ground with this swift sequel to his novel Power Play, detailing the further adventures of an idealistic young astronomy professor named Jake Ross who comes to Washington, D.C. as the science advisor to a freshman senator.

Ross has a plan to revolutionize America’s energy supply with alternative, sustainable fuels, but quickly runs afoul of powerful interests and the bottomless cynicism and corruption of the political system.