{"product_id":"the-wishbone-express-9781484922996","title":"The Wishbone Express","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bruce Cook\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\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wishbone Express\u003c\/i\u003e is a science fiction novel set hundreds of years in the future, when faster-than-light space travel is common and millions of inhabited worlds are part of a galactic society. The story focuses on two men - Randy Henson and Bill Jenkins-who operate an interstellar courier service using their highly advanced starship, the \u003ci\u003eWishbone\u003c\/i\u003e. They accept a contract to transport a key government witness whose testimony will decide the fate of a corrupt planetary government. Their VIP passenger is accompanied by an attorney and an alien body guard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut during the journey they are pursued across thousands of light years by three well-armed ships which repeatedly attempt to destroy the \u003ci\u003eWishbone\u003c\/i\u003e. The story employs a wealth of cosmological data to present a scientifically accurate description of the celestial features which play a key role in this fast-past story. The\u003ci\u003e Wishbone's\u003c\/i\u003e crew uses intelligence and imagination to out-maneuver their pursuers as they fly through a dense nebula, soar through the deadly radiation of a pulsar, and dive into the chromosphere of a star!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe two crewmen do not know, however, that their passengers are concealing dark secrets from both the crewmen and each other. After a dangerous and action-packed voyage, the crewmen attempt to land their badly damaged spacecraft on the destination planet while dealing with life-threatening complications concerning the true identities of their passengers and the deadly secrets they've been hiding. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wishbone Express is rich with exciting action, unexpected plot twists, and generous amounts of humor. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45512383660183,"sku":"9781484922996","price":1856.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781484922996.webp?v=1767463240","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-wishbone-express-9781484922996","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}