Intrepid

25 April 2017. Colonel Lance Tucker is Commander of the next generation X-33 space shuttle Intrepid, for a showpiece midnight launch to the International Space Station. In the New Cold War, a crisis involving Intrepid has horrific consequences on Earth. Lance hatches a desperate plan to travel back in time using the shuttle, and change history by preventing its launch. But is time travel possible? How can the necessary fuel be acquired from the Russian-controlled ISS? Can the shuttle and its crew survive the journey back in time? And how can General Jack Nelson be convinced to abort the launch?As Lance races against the clock to change history, his actions and words have unforeseen consequences on everyone....Action adventure, not science fiction. 106,870 words.------------------------------------------ Forthcoming titles in this series;Intrepid - The Two Storms (2011)Intrepid - Revelations (2011)Review;This striking debut novel by Steve Stone has enviable narrative pace, a plot that is adventurous and perhaps just on the right side of plausibility, and enough action to satisfy the most demanding of thrill-seekers.Above all, Stone succeeds in the central task of any novelist - creating a believable protagonist whom we want to meet again. Intrepid is designed as the first in a trilogy of thrillers. I very much hope that Stone's intention is carried through with success.Martin InceScience JournalistAuthor of the Rough Guide to the Earth