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

“Does it really make any difference?” Saito demanded, harsh with the tears his friend held back with a whole bunch of discipline. That rigid clench of his fists gave Saito’s control away every time.


Eli dropped his chin to his chest and sighed. The sound held every ounce of the weary fear John kept caged in his ribs. He was sure they all felt exactly like that. “No.”


“No,” Saito parroted back with a glare shot like a laser at Eli’s downturned face. “If we go down there, we chance a slow, painful death of radiation poisoning. Added to that, any survivors would overwhelm us for the materials and supplies in the Soyuz.”


“I think it’s better to take the chance,” Turlach broke in, brogue already thick enough to use as gravy on his momma’s mash potatoes. “There are places safe from radiation because of geography and climate where people won’t be savage animals.”


Chapter 10