The Short Winter’s Chronicles
Release Date: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
Pages: 350 pages
In 'The Short Winter’s Chronicles,' geologist John Carter and secret agent Yuri Korolev embark on a perilous space mission to uncover the secrets of a fallen comet and the mysteries of the Solar System.
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How many lives can a comet, fallen to Earth, save? Why are foundations built above the roof in space? And is it true that a helmetless spacesuit is better?
American geologist and poet John Carter and Russian émigré Yuri Korolev—a secret agent recruited by intelligence to hunt for Chinese technologies as part of an international space mission—are about to find the answers to these questions. Ten astronauts. Complete isolation, alongside a cheerful AI that seems more human than they are.
A multi-year journey: from the Moon to the orbit of Mercury, then to Jupiter, and back again. But will anything await them in Earth's orbit… besides silence? This is hard science fiction about construction and survival in space, plausible physics, technologies, and the cold, dusty truth of the Solar System's minor bodies.
American geologist and poet John Carter and Russian émigré Yuri Korolev—a secret agent recruited by intelligence to hunt for Chinese technologies as part of an international space mission—are about to find the answers to these questions. Ten astronauts. Complete isolation, alongside a cheerful AI that seems more human than they are.
A multi-year journey: from the Moon to the orbit of Mercury, then to Jupiter, and back again. But will anything await them in Earth's orbit… besides silence? This is hard science fiction about construction and survival in space, plausible physics, technologies, and the cold, dusty truth of the Solar System's minor bodies.