Near-future military adventure and political intrigue set against the
backdrop of our majestic Solar System
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THE STRONG OF HEART
Marshall Hunter only wanted to fly: the faster, the higher, the better.
On his first assignment aboard the patrol cruiser U.S.S. Borman,
Ensign Hunter learns the novelty of Earth orbit wears off quickly. A
life of rescuing wayward spacefarers and derelict satellites is far from
the adventure he'd imagined as a young cadet.
His fortunes change when a pair of billionaire explorers are declared
missing on an expedition to a nearby asteroid, one thought to hold
minerals worth more than entire countries. With the couple out of
contact and on a course that will eventually send them crashing into
Mars, the nuclear-powered Borman is dispatched on an audacious
high-speed interplanetary run to find them. Yet as Hunter and his crew
approach the asteroid, the Borman itself becomes hopelessly disabled.
With the Space Force's lone cruiser out of commission and far beyond
reach, near-Earth space falls into chaos as critical satellites fail and
valuable lunar mineral shipments disappear. Nothing is as it seems, and
Hunter suspects none of it is by coincidence.
Facing an impossible choice between salvation and sacrifice, Hunter must
find a way to save both his crewmates and Space Age civilization from an
insidious foe.
About Frontier:
"Reading through the book, it is very clear just how
ripped-from-the-headlines this book really is... Frontier is an
enjoyable near-future science fiction thriller, a lightning-fast plot
that feels like something that could be seen within the next hundred
years." --Warped Factor
About Frozen Orbit:
". . . hard science fiction and an entertaining and gripping plot. . . .
Chiles nails the atmosphere of a NASA-run human spaceflight mission in
the 21st century, the jargon of the mission controllers and astronauts,
and the bureaucratic infighting characterizing today's NASA. . . . The
scenario and background . . . are the scaffolding on which a gripping
tale is formed. Readers experience the wonder the astronauts feel on a
remarkable voyage, groan as the Earth goes crazy as the expedition
progresses, and thrill to a powerful conclusion . . . science fiction at
its best."--The Galveston County Daily News
About Farside by Patrick Chiles:
"The situations are realistic, the characters interesting, the perils
harrowing, and the stakes could not be higher."-- John Walker,
Ricochet.com
". . . a fast-paced and exciting story that bounces between the borders
of technological thriller and science fiction. . . . an impressive
effort."--The Galveston County Daily News
