Final Orbit
an action-packed space thriller from astronaut and bestselling author Chris Hadfield
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Published:7th Oct '25
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback - Signed Bookplate Edition£22.00(9781529435955-SB)
From the author of the international bestseller The Apollo Murders: an edge- of-the seat Cold War thriller, set against the backdrop of the real 1970s 'Space race' between the US, USSR and China . . .
1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz craft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But a third power is rising, in the race to dominate Space. As NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, three of the six astronauts are killed in a depressurisation accident. And from a remote location in east Asia, a capsule secretly launches with China's very first astronaut aboard, purpose unknown . . . Full of Cold War intrigue and real historical characters, Final Orbit accelerates to a thrilling conclusion - and brings to life the loneliness, majesty and pure rush of Space flight, with all of the hard-won experience of a writer who is himself one of the most decorated astronauts alive.
Praise for the Apollo Murders series
'A nail-biting Cold War thriller' James Cameron 'An exciting journey to an alternate past' Andy Weir 'Not to be missed' Frederick Forsyth 'Explosive' Gregg Hurwitz 'Exciting, authentic' Linwood Barclay
Hadfield expertly weaves fact, fiction and his own experiences in orbit to produce a novel that is both technical and entertaining . . . a master of the genre * New Scientist *
Hadfield is a terrific storyteller, and his blending of the real and the made-up is seamless. Another terrific thriller from a writer who is uniquely qualified to write it * Booklist *
Hadfield delivers a pulse-pounding adventure about a 1975 U.S.-Soviet space mission that devolves into a battle hundreds of miles above Earth . . . the crackling finale is well worth the wait * Publishers Weekly *
Hadfield is as deft at racking up the tension as he is at explaining complex technology simply to non-technical readers * The Irish Independent *
Action-filled, believable drama that flows. Readers of sci-fi thrillers by Isaac Asimov, Andy Weir, and James Michener will enjoy the realism of Hadfield's latest * Library Journal *
[A] wham-bang plot . . . Hadfield has developed a signature style that fluidly blends real historical personages and events with explosive action . . . Hadfield has established himself as a reliable brand in grounded, retro-flavoured SF * Toronto Star *
No holds are barred in this seat-edge thriller * Peterborough Telegraph *
Engrossing. . . . Deftly chronicles how China's clandestine launch of its first astronaut in east Asia leads to an international espionage incident and an accident that puts the entire joint mission in jeopardy * Space.com *
PRAISE FOR THE APOLLO MURDERS SERIES: 'A nail-biting Cold War thriller' * James Cameron *
An exciting journey to an alternate past * Andy Weir *
Not to be missed * Frederick Forsyth *
Explosive * Gregg Hurwitz *
Exciting, authentic * Linwood Barclay *
ISBN: 9781529435955
Dimensions: 236mm x 150mm x 38mm
Weight: 629g
416 pages