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

They worked in silence, comfortable even with the gloom of their circumstances. John had been in his life a long time, since they were first introduce at the Johnson Center, and lovers for half a decade now, starting after their last year at the program. Something like this wouldn’t break them after all this time. Maybe their stability with each other could help the crew find a measure of confidence. If Jason and John kept their shit together in the face of the end of the world, there was hope for them all.At least, that’s how Jason wanted the crew to react, because a mutiny right then was something to avoidat all costs.


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