John Nance, aviation analyst for ABC News and a familiar face on Good Morning America, is also a veteran Boeing 737 captain, a decorated Air Force pilot veteran, and a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAF Reserve. He is the author of seventeen books, including PANDORA'S CLOCK (Pan) and MEDUSA'S CHILD (Pan), which were both made into major television miniseries.
"ÝA¨ very modern, exciting novel.... You won't want toput it
down."-- "Lincoln Journal Star" (NE)
"One trip into space that should not be missed."-- "The Roanoke
Times" (VA)
"YA very modern, exciting novel.... You won't want to
put it down."-- "Lincoln Journal Star" (NE)
"One trip into space that should not be missed."
-- "The Roanoke Times" (VA)
For Kip Dawson, an unhappily married man with a son who blames him for his first wife's death, winning a trip into orbit is a dream come true. But when a meteorite slices through the ship, killing the pilot and severing all lines of communication, the dream quickly becomes a nightmare. Nance is well-known for his aviation thrillers, and with Orbit he successfully ventures into the near future with this tale of privately funded space flight gone awry. Nance is no newcomer to narration and it shows. He reads with an assured, confident voice and moves the story along with the pacing of an expert raconteur. His vocal modulations to distinguish between characters are subtle but effective. Most of his accents sound true. The use of a walkie-talkie-like voice filter to indicate when characters are speaking over the phone or radio is a nice touch that makes conversations more vivid. Kudos to Nance for crafting such a taut thriller and for infusing his performance with such heart and vigor, proving that he is the only person who should narrate his books. Simultaneous release with the S&S hardcover (Reviews, Mar. 20). (Apr.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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