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

“Yes, it is,” Saito quipped. A last waltz of Saito’s fingers across the computer in his hands and then he was off.


Jason groaned and dropped his head. Every once in a while, he managed to rush headlong into the stupidest questions. It was only a happy coincidence that no one else saw that stumble.


Though he didn’t want to, would have rather cut off his own foot with a hacksaw, Jason followed Saito into the Harmony for the briefing his commander wanted to have before they began planting. Yakecen and John wandered in at the same time he did, heads together about some detail or another most likely. As they all settled into a loose half circle, John shot him a grin before he started.


“Great job on the modules, guys.” John looked at each of them in turn, though his eyes seemed to linger on Jason for a beat longer than the rest. “Between all of them, we have more than enough space toget this show on the road.”


Chapter 27