Outbound: Islands in the Void - Softcover

Anderson, Richard M

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798989830466

Publisher: Precocity Press, 2024

Synopsis

Indie Excellence Book Award Science Fiction Winner

Imagine Our Future Now by Reading This Book!

It begins in the year 2248, as Earth emerges from the worst effects of climate disruption. Through dramatic events and complicated relationships, on Earth and in space, the question of human survival is asked, answered, and asked again. In these pages, you will peek over the shoulders of engineers and scientists as they construct our future. The interweaving storylines and spine-tingling adventures illustrate the dangers and challenges of building and living on the Moon, on Mars, or in space islands. How might people thrive in places hostile to life?

As you join those wrestling with these problems on the lands and seas of Earth and the habitats in space, you will also share their loves, their losses, and their inspirations. Through this exciting vision of an imagined future, you will gain insight into our present—and see Earth in a new light.

Outbound: Islands in the Void is a novel of future fiction, wherein the science is serious, and the story is seriously fun. Buckle up!

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From the Back Cover

Imagine Our Future Now by Reading this Book!

Outbound: Islands in the Void is a novel of future fiction, wherein the science is serious, and the story is seriously fun. It begins in the year 2248. Earth is emerging from the worst effects of climate disruption. Through dramatic events and complicated relationships that take place both on Earth and in space, the question of human survival is asked, answered, and asked again.

In these pages you will peek over the shoulders of engineers and scientists as they construct our future. You will float over Earth's Transantarctic Mountains in an airship, ride a rocket to orbit in a daring escape, and survive an excursion to the surface of Mars, toxic dust and all. Fanciful as these things seem, the interweaving storylines are grounded in science. Experience the many challenges to building and living on the Moon, on Mars, or in space islands.

How might people survive and thrive in places hostile to life? How will the biological sciences be applied in the design of new ecosystems and food production methods? See the advanced role the social sciences will inherit. Wrestle with the question of government.

Taste love, loss, and inspiration. Through this vision from an imagined future, you will gain insight into our present—and see Earth in a new light. Buckle up!

Edition details

• Publisher: Precocity Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798989830466
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Kummerow Tim
• Number of pages: 346