After a mysterious summons, ex-Air Force pilot Will Leonhardt travels to an obscure observatory in Hawaii. A shadowy group of rogue scientists have chosen him to pilot a flight more dangerous than any he's flown before. And this one has the potential to change humanity's understanding of itself and the planet forever.
Is the Terra Program, as it's called, onto a secret of cosmic significance? Or are they merely deluded?
Will's a sceptic. He accepts the mission to pilot a craft to the moon just so he can escape his own past and future. Yet during the months of intense training, he gets to know the program's personnel: the chess-playing Dr. Whitfield, the erratic billionaire. Anthony Forrest, the beautiful young botanist, Sage Galloway.
And he experiences what he's never known before: friendshipand even love.
But something's rotten at the core of the program. A hidden enemy lurks, threatening the mission and the lives of everyone involved. The rocket launchesjust a few miles up, everything goes wrong.
Can Will utilize all his training and stoic courage to save the lives of the people he has come to care for and uncover the secret at the heart of the Terra Program...and at the heart of the universe itself?
Grab your copy of this literary thriller to find out!
"Blending lyrical prose with thrilling adventure, Larson offers a unique tale of. . .grit and hope. He takes a historical experiment, adds a colorful cast of characters, and invites readers to explore whether humanity truly knows its place in the universe. Settle in for a read that is as contemplative as it is daring!"
Cadence McManimon, author of Name Unspoken and contributor at Intellectual Takeout
[Previously published as The Skystillers by Walker Larson]