Hayden's World Shorts, Stories 1-3: 43 Seconds, Signal Loss, Aero One

Near-lightspeed test flights, unpredictable A.I.s, and clever heroines surviving frigid worlds - hard science fiction fans will find their imaginations engaged in these three short stories, two vignettes, and two science-of-the-story featurettes from the Hayden's World series:43 SecondsJames Hayden has a dream, and the Riggs test vehicle is going to take him there. But when failure after failure leads to his last chance exploding spectacularly, he must partner with an AI and gamble everything for one last shot at the stars.Signal LossLife aboard the Aristarchus isn't much of an adventure, and Kyan just wants to do his job and get back to his family. When he discovers a mysterious object at the edge of the solar system and an unexpected contact during comms loss, data running turns life-or-death thirteen billion kilometers from home.Aero OneJia can't breathe, her ship is minutes from breaking apart in Uranus's atmosphere, and the lifepod just burned up. Things aren't going well. When her injured engineer's solution sends them plummeting into the icy stratosphere, they find themselves trapped in a life-or-death battle against time, the elements, and unexpected visitors.Silver-Side UpTwo old friends, one silver space ship, and a perfect day for a test flight.Last StandKyan testifies before Congress about the events in Signal Loss, but other agendas are in play.Buy each story independently or save with this bundle.