When contact is lost with Mission Control, Commander John Dennington isn’t overly concerned. Such hiccups in communication are common. The first inkling of the larger problem occurs when he sees the very shape of the world change before his eyes.<br><br>John must ease his crew into a new mission and keep the Station together by any means necessary. The crew jeopardizes their chances by fighting his orders, but Jason Weiss, his mission specialist and the light of his life, makes John’s situation more bearable.<br><br>The smallest malfunction to Station or crew would spell the end for six astronauts trapped high above a ruined Earth. It’s their mission to carry on. Random chance of the universe hasn’t operated in their favor so far, but John is determined to see them all safely home.

Expedition 63 Book 1: Dusk

A speck of whiteness caught his attention from the corner of his eye and John shifted his gaze down to the great blue jewel under his feet. From his view, John completely understood the ancient impulse to consider their home a divine being. It was beautiful and made him feel like his chest and throat had swollen past the point of pain from the starkness of it.


It was almost impossible to guess where they were in relation to the continents on Earth; the clouds were too thick for it. Chances were better than good they floated in serene silence over an ocean. John frowned. The clouds were spread damned far across the atmosphere. He’d never seen it that overcast. Fingers wandered to automatically key the squawk box attached to one of the window frames before he remembered the thing wasn’t working at the moment.


Chapter 6