Escape Orbit, Patrick Chiles
Escape Orbit, Patrick Chiles
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Escape Orbit

Author: Patrick Chiles

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 12 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/26/2023


Synopsis

A RACE AGAINST TIME AND A GATEWAY TO THE UNKNOWN AWAITS

Thrilling space adventure from a Marine vet.

Five years ago, astronaut Jack Templeton took the spacecraft Magellan to the farthest reaches of our solar system, never to be heard from again.

Until now.

When the Magellan suddenly reappears where an undiscovered planet was suspected to be, it poses more questions than answers. How did Jack survive all this time? Can he be rescued before his life support runs out? And what is the object long thought to be the elusive "Planet Nine?"

In a race against time, Jack's former crewmate Traci Keene spearheads a desperate effort to outfit a rescue mission. But she has competition. Agencies of both American and foreign governments have their own agendas, and rescuing rogue astronauts isn't among them.

And at the edge of all that is known, a gateway to the unknown awaits . . .

About Patrick Chiles

Patrick Chiles has been fascinated by aircraft, rockets, and spaceflight ever since he was a child transfixed by the Apollo missions. How he ended up as an English major in college is still a mystery, though he managed to overcome this to pursue a career in aviation operations and safety management. He is a graduate of The Citadel, a Marine Corps veteran, and a private pilot. In addition to his novels, he has written for magazines including Smithsonian's Air & Space. He currently resides in Tennessee with his wife and two lethargic dachshunds.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on January 28, 2024

A great sequel This was a wonderful follow-up to the previous Frozen Orbit. Many of the original characters face new problems, new discoveries and an amazing revelation about our own origins. I hope the author does another sequel to this series, as whole this book did not end with a cliffhanger, ther......more

Goodreads review by Andreas on November 09, 2023

At the end of Frozen Orbit, Jack Templeton went into hibernation on board the Magellan and launched himself towards the outer reaches of the solar system, in a quest to reach a mysterious object with a strong gravity well. Meanwhile, former crewmate Traci Keene is back on earth in bureaucratic hell.......more

Goodreads review by Arnold on January 20, 2025

Good read This book hit all my good book stars, good, well developed BELIEVABLE characters, and a pretty well developed tech/sci-fi/religious/spiritual book. Just a good read. Read it in one day, and usually I read faster I hope for another sequel.......more

Goodreads review by Robert on April 25, 2024

Interesting sequel. But the middle third felt more of the same, and for me dragged. BUt interesting final wrap-up.......more

Goodreads review by Trike on September 02, 2024

Solid continuation of the series, which is clearly conceived AS a series, so things move incrementally.......more