"A razor-sharp, adrenaline-fueled vision of the future—where science, politics, and power collide in orbit. This is the future as only a space insider could tell it."
In 2040, satellites silently power nearly every aspect of life on Earth—from global finance and real-time communications to weather forecasting and transportation. But when this fragile orbital web begins to unravel, the world teeters on the edge of chaos.

In his explosive debut, space technology expert Pål A. Hvistendahl delivers an insider’s vision of a future that feels all too real. As humanity expands its reach to the Moon, Earth is entangled in a complex web of geopolitical conspiracies—echoing today’s shadow conflicts and media-fueled power plays..
Enter Vice President Jackie Jill, a sharp-witted political powerhouse thrust into leadership amid escalating global crises. Alongside her is Kiril MacKay, a Space Force colonel and astronaut-engineer torn between duty and the awe of what lies beyond Earth as he operates deep in the gray zone of backchannel deals and covert wars.