Jake Ross novels
Author
1) Power play
Author
Series
Jake Ross novels volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Language
English
Description
Recruited by an ambitious senatorial candidate, astronomer Jake Ross is directed to promote a new innovation for cheap energy, a situation that is complicated by the technology's hazards and the extreme tactics used by both political rivals.
2) Power surge
Author
Series
Jake Ross novels volume 2
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Jake Ross, the science advisor to a newly elected freshman senator, must figure out how Washington really works when his comprehensive energy plan runs afoul of special interests, cynical bureaucrats, and a powerful U.S. senator.
Author
Series
Jake Ross novels volume 3
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Jake Ross came to Washington to try to make a difference, but he's learned the only way to get something done in Washington, assuming your ideals survive the corrosive atmosphere, is to gather power. Ross has gathered a great deal, riding in the wake of Frank Tomlinson. But now Tomlinson has decided to shoot for the moon. If they win, they get it all. If they lose, the game is over for Jake Ross."--
Author
Series
Jake Ross novels volume 4
Publisher
Caezik SF & Fantasy, an imprint of Arc Manor
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It is time to start the colonizing the solar system. Ex-astronaut, current space advisor, and all-out trouble shooter for the President, Jake Ross, is determined to make it happen. And what better way to return to America's glory than by returning to the moon and setting up a permanent moon-base which can then serve as the launching pad for Mars and beyond. But as usual, political intrigue and conflicting priorities are threatening the whole program....