{"product_id":"9781421592138","title":"Orbital Cloud","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe global war on terror has a new front—the very edge of outer space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the year 2020, Kazumi Kimura, proprietor of shooting star forecast website Meteor News, notices some orbiting space debris moving suspiciously. Rumors spread online that the debris is actually an orbital weapon targeting the International Space Station. Halfway across the world, at NORAD, Staff Sergeant Darryl Freeman begins his investigation of the debris. At the same time, billionaire entrepreneur Ronnie Smark and his journalist daughter prepare to check into an orbital hotel as part of a stunt promoting private space tourism. Then Kazumi receives highly sensitive information from a source claiming to be an Iranian scientist. And so begins an unprecedented international battle against space-based terror that will soon involve the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NORAD, and the CIA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will thrill and delight readers with its tight plotting and brilliant scientific speculation, and it describes the space enthusiast community with a level of authenticity and passion seldom seen in fiction. One of the best hard SF novels of the year.\" —Ken Liu, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Grace of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Menagerie and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haikasoru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044173922544,"sku":"9781421592138","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781421592138_p0.jpg?v=1763739501","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781421592138","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}