Blowout

What Readers say:
"Expertly woven, nail-biting story."
"Made me feel like I was right there with them on that spacecraft."
"Wow. In addition to having an exciting far-future plot, this scifi novel also felt deeply personal and touching."

"Fascinating, couldn't put it down!"
"I got hooked right from the beginning. The family at the center of the story really captured me."
"The writing is top-notch throughout and there is plenty of tension making this is a marvelous start to the series."
"The characters were so well developed you ached with them."

There are no FTL drives, no wormholes, and no methods to bend space. There is only the solar system to inhabit on mankind's goal to exit Earth.

It's the depression all over again-only this time it's in space. When the Starlight human transport craft faces a possible Nuclear Thermal Propulsion blowout, Jacob signs on to help.

Being outside the ship to make repairs is dangerous and frightening. People have gotten killed out there, especially when making in-flight repairs to one of their major engines.

As the youngest person to be part of the repair crew, Jacob is taunted, mistrusted, and threatened. He's unwanted on the team and must prove himself and his abilities every day.

If the repairs are not done in time, he'll have to stay with the ship, leaving his family short one wage-earner, which could have devastating effects on them.

Time is running out. Decisions have to be made under duress. The futures of everyone in his family are in the air.


"Excellent science fiction!"
"I was mesmerized and read the book in two days. Don't miss this one."
"I've read several books by this author, and all were excellent, but this was in a class of its own."
"What a gem."