In the Quick: A Novel

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Synopsis
A young, ambitious female astronaut's life is upended by a fiery love affair that threatens the rescue of a lost crew in this brilliantly imagined novel in the tradition of Station Eleven and The Martian.'Feminist and thrilling. I highly recommend this novel' ANN NAPOLITANO, author of Dear Edward'Enthralling' COURTNEY SUMMERS, author of SadieJune is a brilliant but difficult girl with a gift for mechanical invention, who leaves home to begin a grueling astronaut training program. Six years later, she has gained a coveted post as an engineer on a space station, but is haunted by the mystery of Inquiry, a revolutionary spacecraft powered by her beloved late uncle's fuel cells. The spacecraft went missing when June was twelve years old, and while the rest of the world has forgotten them, June alone has evidence that makes her believe the crew is still alive.She seeks out James, her uncle's former protégée, also brilliant, also difficult, who has been trying to discover why Inquiry's fuel cells failed. James and June forge an intense intellectual bond that becomes an electric attraction. But the love that develops between them as they work to solve the fuel cell's fatal flaw threatens to destroy everything they've worked so hard to create--and any chance of bringing the Inquiry crew home alive.Equal parts gripping narrative of scientific discovery and charged love story, In the Quick is an exploration of the strengths and limits of human ability in the face of hardship and the costs of human ingenuity. At its beating heart are June and James, whose love for each other is eclipsed only by their drive to conquer the challenges of space travel.
Copyright:
2021

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781473558892
Related ISBNs:
9780857528582, 9780857525833
Publisher:
Transworld
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Kate Hope Day
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Technology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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