The Precipice (Bova novel)

The Precipice
First edition (UK)
AuthorBen Bova
Cover artistMark Harrison
SeriesGrand Tour
GenreScience fiction
PublisherHodder & Stoughton (UK)
Tor Books (US)
Publication date
01 Feb 2001 (UK)
26 October 2001 (US)
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages352 (Hardcover edition)
ISBN978-0-312-84876-7
OCLC47098509
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3552.O84 P65 2001
Followed byThe Rock Rats 

The Precipice is a science fiction novel by Hugo Award winner Ben Bova. This novel is part of the Grand Tour series of novels. It is the first book in The Asteroid Wars series. It was first published in 2001. The title "The Precipice" refers to the "greenhouse cliff", or the ultimate collapse of Earth's biosphere, preceded by the steady encroachment of climate change.