Orbit, John J. Nance
Orbit, John J. Nance
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Orbit

Author: John J. Nance

Narrator: John J. Nance

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/07/2006

Synopsis

In this “heart-pounding” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) aviation thriller, New York Times bestselling author John J. Nance takes readers on a riveting journey of life or death.The year is 2009. For Kip Dawson, winning a passenger seat on American Space Adventure’s first commercial spaceflight is a dream come true. One grand shot of insanity and he can return to earth fulfilled. It’s a bittersweet moment of triumph, however, muted by his wife’s terror over his accepting the prize. The day of the launch, Kip tries to reconcile his wife’s and daughters’ fears and even tries calling his estranged son, to no avail. He sets off, vowing to make amends upon his return. But a successful launch quickly morphs into chaos when a micrometeor punches through the wall of the spacecraft, leaving the radios as dead as the pilot.In the blink of an eye, Kip Dawson is truly alone and has no way of navigating the ship home. With nothing to do but wait for his fate, Kip writes his epitaph on the ship’s laptop computer, unaware that an audience of millions has discovered it and is tracking his every word on the Internet. As a massive struggle gets under way to rescue him, Kip has no idea that the world can hear his cries—or that his heroism in the face of death may sabotage his best chance of survival.

About John J. Nance

John J. Nance, aviation analyst for ABC News and a familiar face on Good Morning America, is the author of seventeen books, including Fire Flight, Skyhook, Turbulence, and Headwind. Two of his novels, Pandora’s Clock and Medusa’s Child, have been made into highly successful television miniseries. A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Nance is a decorated pilot veteran of Vietnam and Operations Desert Storm/Desert Shield. He lives in University Place, Washington.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sdwolfpup on July 22, 2008

This book was difficult for me. I found the basic idea fascinating, and the scenes with real action and tension all worked well for me. But the majority of the book I had real problems with. The use of present tense was fine for the previously mentioned action/tension scenes, but made the quiet and......more

Goodreads review by Becky on November 27, 2009

this was my first introduction to this aviator thriller author. it was a compelling read, like watching a virtual pseudo-death. it's the story of this guy who wins a space shuttle trip orbiting the earth, and during the first orbit, the spacecraft is hit by debris, killing the pilot and disabling th......more

Goodreads review by Roger on March 06, 2016

This was purported to me to be science fiction. Science fiction, according to my understanding, is a form of literature in which the question of what if is asked and something fantastic is inserted after the what if. It then gives a possible answer to the question. The fantastic is an object, charac......more

Goodreads review by Bruce on March 16, 2019

Interesting plot, average writing style. A man gets stranded orbiting the earth all alone in a capsule, he has five days of air and all communication is out between him and earth. He does have a laptop which he starts a journal of his life and secret thoughts into wanting posterity to find maybe 50......more

Goodreads review by David on December 17, 2009

Pandora's Clock by John J. Nance My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nance does not disappoint. Here's the background: Kip Dawson wins a contest for a trip into outer space. It is supposed to be a "three hour tour" but after an accident leaves the pilot dead, Kip is stranded without a radio and no connection......more

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