Nova Bomb

Nova bomb is a name used in several works of science fiction for a variety of fictional weapons. Nova bombs are mentioned in the following works:

  • Andromeda (TV series), a Canadian television series
  • Damocles, the second episode of the Mercenary video game series
  • Halo, a video game series put out by Bungie and Microsoft
  • Nova Bomb (Band), a hardcore/metal band from Barnsley, England
  • Star Fox (series), the video game franchise
  • Starship Troopers, the novel by Robert A. Heinlein
  • Time Enough For Love, another novel by Robert Heinlein
  • The Commonwealth Saga, a science fiction novel by Peter F. Hamilton
  • The Forever War, the novel by Joe Haldeman

Famous quotes containing the words nova and/or bomb:

    “I’m a Nova Scotia bluenose. Since I was a baby, I’ve been watching men look at ships. It’s easy to tell the ones they like. You’re only waiting to get her into deep water, aren’t you—because she’s yours.”
    —John Rhodes Sturdy, Canadian screenwriter. Richard Rossen. Joyce Cartwright (Ella Raines)

    “Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans.
    Spare their women for Thy Sake,
    And if that is not too easy
    We will pardon Thy Mistake.
    But gracious Lord, whate’er shall be,
    Don’t let anyone bomb me.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)