Falling Stars

by Michael Flynn Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner

Overview

In the early years of the twenty-first century, humans have advanced step by slow step into space. Constantly monitoring the heavens, they have discovered that certain asteroids have changed their orbits-and are on a collision course with Earth. Urgent action is required, but politics and a worldwide financial crash are getting in the way. To save humanity from disaster, two of Earth's prominent families, a host of political movers and shakers, and dedicated pilots and space travelers of all stripes must band together.

From the government offices and factories of Earth, to the low Earth orbit station, to manufacturing facilities on the moon, all spacefaring humanity is united in an epic effort to save the planet from certain destruction and a new Dark Age-or perhaps even the extinction of all life on Earth.

Editorial Reviews

Through insider trading a scandal destroyed a highly regarded company and led to a depressed economy. The dip forced the Treasury to move massive finances to keep social security afloat. Layoffs and bankruptcies became the norm and leaders turned narrow-minded and short sighted.In 2017 scientists predict that an asteroid will ravage the earth in 2023 unless money is appropriated to create the technology to stop the destructive projectile. Visionaries from around the globe form an alliance to test various means to deflect the asteroid before it hits in six years. Soon the astronomers detect other asteroids heading towards the planet. The world needs heroes rather quickly or else face doomsday and both men and women quickly rise to meet the challenge. Falling Stars, the fourth book in this exciting series, brings all the characters back from the previous tales for a glorious finale. The story line is packed with non-stop action expected from a hard core science fiction novel, but surprisingly is character-driven as Michael Flynn emphasizes the staff as much as the quest. Though the conclusion of a strong quartet, this novel easily stand alone as a great genre entry.

From the Publisher

"At heart a romance of the high frontier, and its most gripping - and moving - parts depict the satisfactions, beauties, complexities, difficulties, and especially the dangers, of working in space . . . . Falling Stars is, even more than the earlier books of the series, a reworking of some of the motifs of Heinlein's 'The Man Who Sold the Moon,' and like its illustrious ancestor, it is about not only vision but heroism and sacrifice. It's old-fashioned, sentimental, and moving." -Locus

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169689693
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	02/01/2013
Series:	Firestar Saga , #4
Edition description:	Unabridged

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