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Survival and self-determination collide in this haunting, pulse-pounding science fiction novel from Edgar Award-winning author Matthew J. Kirby that spans both space and time. An intense, read-in-one-sitting kind of ride.″--Kirkus, starred review A twisty mystery of partial truths and unexpected reveals.″ --BCCB Dual timelines imbued with believable hard science, harrowing action, and strong characterizations permeate Kirbys breakneck adventure. --Publishers Weekly 2199. Deep-space exploration is a reality and teleportation is routine. But this time something has gone very, very wrong. Seventeen-year-old Jessica Mathers wakes up in a lander thats crashed onto the surface of Carver 1061c, a desolate, post-extinction planet fourteen light-years from Earth. The planet she was supposed to be viewing from a ship orbiting far above. The corridors of the empty lander are covered in bloody hand prints; the machines are silent and dark. And outside, in the alien dirt, there are fresh graves carefully marked with names she doesnt recognize. Now Jessica must unravel the mystery of the destruction all around her--and the questionable intentions of a familiar stranger. A 2024 Edgar Award Nominee! Survival and self-determination collide in this haunting, pulse-pounding science fiction novel from Edgar Award-winning author Matthew J. Kirby that spans both space and time. An intense, read-in-one-sitting kind of ride.″--Kirkus, starred review 2199. Deep-space exploration is a reality and teleportation is routine. But this time something has gone very, very wrong. Seventeen-year-old Jessica Mathers wakes up in a lander thats crashed onto the surface of Carver 1061c, a desolate, post-extinction planet fourteen light-years from Earth. The planet she was supposed to be viewing from a ship orbiting far above. The corridors of the empty lander are covered in bloody hand prints; the machines are silent and dark. And outside, in the alien dirt, there are fresh graves carefully marked with names she doesnt recognize. Now Jessica must unravel the mystery of the destruction all around her--and the questionable intentions of a familiar stranger. Crash-landed on a desolate planet light-years from Earth, seventeen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unravel the mystery of the bloody destruction all around her--and the questionable intentions of a familiar stranger. 2199. Deep-space exploration is a reality and teleportation is routine. But this time somethin
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