1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz spacecraft: 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 an unexplained 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
| ISBN: | 9781529435962 |
| Publication date: | 9th October 2025 |
| Author: | Chris Hadfield |
| Publisher: | Quercus an imprint of Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Series: | The Apollo Murders Series |
| Genres: |
Espionage and spy thriller War, combat and military adventure fiction Science fiction: space exploration Historical Fiction |
1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz spacecraft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation.
Final Orbit features in the following genres: Espionage and spy thriller, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Science fiction: space exploration, Historical Fiction
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Final Orbit was written by Chris Hadfield and published by Quercus an imprint of Quercus Publishing
Final Orbit has 416 pages
Yes it is part of The Apollo Murders Series series