{"product_id":"intrepid-9781453891797","title":"Intrepid","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steve Stone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime travel. Check out the storyline, \u0026amp; great reviews;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 April 2017. Post-Obama, Colonel Lance Tucker is Commander of the next generation X-33 space shuttle Intrepid, for a showpiece midnight launch to the International Space Station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a New Cold War, a crisis involving Intrepid has horrific consequences on Earth. Lance hatches a desperate plan to travel back in time using the shuttle, \u0026amp; change history by preventing its launch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut is time travel possible? How can the necessary fuel be acquired from the Russian-controlled ISS? Can the shuttle and its crew survive the journey back in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd how can General Jack Nelson be convinced to abort the launch?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Lance races against the clock to change history, his actions and words have unforeseen consequences on everyone...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sci-fi adventure, with over 2\/3rds of the action based on Earth, so will appeal to both action adventure \u0026amp; science fiction fans. 106,870 words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'BRILLIANT \u0026amp; THRILLING AND SO WELL WRITTEN, Intrepid is not your typical thriller - Steve Stone proves that he is many notches above your average writer with his superb plot -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003every well constructed characters and locations that jump right out at you - a must read series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuite an ingenious plot - but can the book live up to the promise? The answer is a resounding YES!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Stone has produced a novel so full of superb characters, unique locales \u0026amp; gadgets, and most important -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echaracters so finely drawn that the reader is literally plunged into his world. And what a world it is!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe immense skills of Mr. Stone allow him to combine so many elements to create ..not so much a novel ..but an experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLance Tucker and especially Jack Nelson are two characters so original and memorable that they serve as the anchor for this must read adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne can only be grateful that this is the first in the Intrepid series - as the world created by Mr. Stone is one any reader will want to return to!'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICK FRIEDMAN, THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you ever dreamed about being an astronaut and seeing the stars, in 2017, Intrepid is the space shuttle to take you there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Lance and his crew inadvertently become part of the reason for a devastating nuclear war on Earth, there stands one chance for Intrepid to set things straight and save a lot of lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt includes time travel, but it's not going to be easy \u0026amp; the cost of what they will have to sacrifice is set high.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Stone adds a vivid touch to detail in this story \u0026amp; real characters you want to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe brings this ride right along speculative fiction, making you feel as if you're right there \u0026amp; a part of the thrill of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLance will do what is necessary against the weight of his conscience, while keeping hold of it as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of the teenager James, both will keep you emotionally bound to the humanity of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as their mission is ultimately turned into that of playing god to save a lot of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second book, Intrepid - The Two Storms, looks to be an equally good read that I will be looking into in the near future.' S.J. Wist, Fantasy Cookie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This striking debut novel by Steve Stone has enviable narrative pace, a plot that is adventurous and perhaps just on the right side of plausibility, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp; enough action to satisfy the most demanding of thrill seekers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove all, Stone succeeds in the central task of any novelist - creating a believable protagonist whom we want to meet again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrepid is designed as the first in a trilogy of thrillers. I very much hope that Stone's intention is carried through with success.' Martin Ince, Science Journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso in this series;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrepid - The Two Storms (2011). Intrepid - Revelations (2012). Intrepid - Regression (2013). 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