Synopses & Reviews
The New York Times bestselling author and "king of the modern-day aviation thriller" (Publishers Weekly) boldly goes where the imagination fears to tread . . .
The year is 2009. For Kip Dawson, winning a passenger seat on one of American Space Adventure's commercial spaceflights is a dream come true. One grand shot of insanity and he can return to earth fulfilled. It's a bittersweet moment of triumph, however, muted by his wife's terror over his accepting the prize. The day of the launch, Kip tries to reconcile his wife's and daughters' fears and even tries calling his estranged son, to no avail. He sets off, vowing to make amends upon his return. But a successful launch quickly morphs into chaos when a micrometeor punches through the wall of the spacecraft, leaving the radios as dead as the pilot.
In the blink of an eye, Kip Dawson is truly alone and has no way of navigating the ship home. With nothing to do but wait for death, Kip writes his epitaph on the ship's laptop computer, unaware that an audience of millions has discovered it and is tracking his every word on the Internet. As a massive struggle gets under way to rescue him, Kip has no idea that the world can hear his cries -- or that his heroism in the face of death may sabotage his best chance of survival.
Synopsis
Bestselling aviation expert and author John Nance returns with a riveting thriller set in the world of commercial spaceflight. The fact is that we are about to enter the era of publicly available space flight. And, as with any new technology in private hands, there will be accidents, which is where Orbit begins.
The year is 2009, and the first commercial, passenger-carrying spaceflight operation, American Space Adventures, is making money and history with every launch. ASA decides to raffle off four seats on upcoming launches, and for Kip Dawson, it is a dream come true. But just as the pilot is pulling out the obligatory champagne after their successful launch, a micrometeorite punches through the wall of the spacecraft, killing him, and in the blink of an eye, Kip Dawson is truly alone. The world is horrified and stunned by the accident, and Kip begins to compose his own epitaph on a laptop on board, unaware that his message is being transmitted to earth. On earth, a massive struggle begins to attempt the impossible: launch a rescue mission. But Kip isn't aware that the world is hearing his cries and his heroism in the face of death may sabotage his own chance at survival.
Synopsis
From the "blazing excitement" (Kirkus Reviews) of Fire Flight to the "fever pitch" (Publishers Weekly) of Saving Cascadia, Nance's eerily prescient novels are propelled by pinpoint plotting, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and writing that is "so compelling, it's tough to look away" (People). Now, Nance boldly goes where the imagination fears to tread: to a nightmarish scenario of space tourism gone wrong. The year is 2009. For Kip Dawson, winning a passenger seat on American Space Adventure's spacecraft is a dream come true. One grand shot of insanity and he can return to earth fulfilled. But the thrill of the successful launch turns to terror when a micrometeorite penetrates the capsule, leaving the radios as dead as the pilot. Reality hits: Kip isn't going home. With nothing to do but wait for his doomed fate, Kip writes his epitaph on the ship's laptop computer, unaware that an audience of millions has discovered it and is tracking his every word on the Internet. As a massive struggle gets under way to rescue him, Kip has no idea that the world can hear his cries-or that his heroism in the face of death may sabotage his best chance of survival.