{"product_id":"out-of-time-launch-point-9798286715435","title":"Out Of Time: Launch Point","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kenneth Bandoly\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOUT OF TIME - LAUNCH POINT (Book 1)\u003cbr\u003eA colony ship launches toward humanity's hope... and arrives four centuries too late.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2258 the \u003ci\u003eAurora\u003c\/i\u003e leaves Saturn's shipyards carrying hundreds of scientists, colonists, and the frozen genetic archive of an entire civilization. Their destination: Kepler-452 b, an Earth-class world 1 400 light-years away. Thanks to antimatter drives and a bleeding-edge Alcubierre warp bubble, the one-way trip will take the crew just twelve subjective months... while millennia race by back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain \u003cb\u003eAveline Morrow\u003c\/b\u003e leads a hand-picked team: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e - security chief haunted by wars he can't forget.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eElena Park\u003c\/b\u003e - genius engineer whose warp tech is still half-theory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJason Alvarez\u003c\/b\u003e - navigator threading a cosmic needle at 0.99 c.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eClara Song\u003c\/b\u003e - xenobiologist tasked with ensuring human biology can mesh-safely and sustainably-with any alien ecosystem they find.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMarcus Ito\u003c\/b\u003e - linguist and comms ace listening for the unknown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve months later-according to their clocks-the \u003ci\u003eAurora\u003c\/i\u003e drops out of warp... and finds orbit crowded with derelict satellites and a shattered station of unmistakably \u003ci\u003ehuman\u003c\/i\u003e design. No signals. No answers. Only the mute relics of a timeline that wouldn't even begin until centuries after they departed-history their own clocks have yet to reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow the mission has changed.\u003c\/b\u003e Before waking thousands of sleeping colonists, the crew must unravel who-or \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e-got here first, why the system is littered with silent graves, and whether the green world below is sanctuary or trap. One mis-step could doom humanity's last lifeboat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of Time\u003c\/i\u003e blends cutting-edge astrophysics with the nail-biting dread of \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e-a collision of hard-science propulsion, found-family camaraderie, and mystery-box intrigue that spans centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneration-ship epics and big-idea space opera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNear-future tech grounded in real physics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharacter-driven sci-fi with heart, humor, and high stakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook 1 launches the \u003ci\u003eOut Of Time\u003c\/i\u003e saga.\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the secret history of Kepler-452, meet an empire long fallen, and watch a crew decide whether to forge a new beginning-or become the system's next ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst to leave, last to arrive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46335050907799,"sku":"9798286715435","price":1480.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798286715435.webp?v=1768673884","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/out-of-time-launch-point-9798286715435","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}