Launch - Softcover

Perth, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 150026959X ISBN 13: 9781500269593

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

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Claire’s charter flight to the Grand Canyon from Los Angeles was supposed to be a one day outing. But handsome and fascinating David Archer is her pilot for the day, and her life takes a breathtaking turn. Love pulls her into his arms and into his dream to fly the first starship to a distant star and the future. They launch in 2050 and reach their target star system about one year of their time later. While they explore the system’s planets and moons, spectacular vistas are accompanied by perils that test the limits of their courage, skill, and luck. They complete their mission and land what’s left of their ship in Earth year 2553. A cheering crowd and the President of the United States greet Claire and David as heroes. There are no wars, no military service, no incurable diseases, no poverty, and almost no crime on Earth. The trust managing their money while they were in space is worth trillions of dollars. Yet by the end of their first day back, Claire wants to leave. David offers to build a new starship to take them to a pristine, earth-like planet they discovered. The new ship is built, but it is used for an entirely different purpose than that for which it was intended. - LAUNCH is an original and compelling novel about hope told with action and adventure, a story that will excite your imagination and capture your heart. - CREDIT -The star background on the book cover was copied from a NASA image of Omega Centauri taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. “This is one of the first images taken by the new Wide Field Camera 3 that was installed aboard Hubble in May 2009 during Servicing Mission 4, which can snap sharp images over a broad range of wavelengths.” As of May 2, 2015, this NASA image of Omega Centauri can be seen online at: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/385241main_omega_centauri_full_full_full.jpg

Biografía del autor:

Richard Perth was born in Dallas, Texas and has lived in three countries outside of America: England, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland. He was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division when he was young. After being honorably discharged, he quit jumping out of airplanes and flew them instead. He has flown solo across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as an international ferry pilot from Wichita, Kansas to Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. And he has flown Lear Jets over four continents. Along the way, he earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts. He lives near Houston, Texas, but when the south Texas summer heat makes him wilt, he likes to head for cooler climes.

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• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 150026959X
• ISBN 13: 9781500269593
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 276