{"product_id":"first-ascent-9798316552047","title":"First Ascent","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Douglas Phillips\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrbits in ruin. A tether into space. But how much is a lie?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an unauthorized oil rig appears offshore of Ecuador, a military team is sent to investigate. The deep-water platform has no markings, no drilling rig, and no workers-but it's surrounded by a curious bank of fog. When their helicopter closes in, it's swallowed without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSahalie Spark is the host of a popular TV show, \u003ci\u003eDon't Believe It!\u003c\/i\u003e Each week, she debunks another baseless conspiracy theory or takes a light-hearted poke at misinformation infecting unfiltered media. Like most, she dismisses the story out of Ecuador as nonsense, but when a Korean billionaire offers exclusive access, Sahalie connects the dots. It's not an oil platform, it's a tether into space, and it could be the solution to the debris catastrophe that has crippled spaceflight for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions remain, answers are elusive, and danger lurks along this vertical railway. With the world watching, Sahalie will need to climb ever higher to discover the truth or die trying.\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the Quantum Series comes an exciting new novel framed in real science that takes readers on a journey of discovery through the back doors of reality.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46335930269847,"sku":"9798316552047","price":1383.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798316552047.webp?v=1768676204","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/first-ascent-9798316552047","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}