Escape velocity value
Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition A twisty new near future genre bending Knives Out in space with a Parasite twist A decades old murder looms over the glamorous clientele of a high end space hotel while an unforeseen threat percolates in the service corridors The guests are about to experience the hospitality they deserve Space Habitat Altaire is the premier luxury resort in low Earth orbit playground of the privileged and the perfect location to host reunions for the Rochford Institute Rochford boasts only the the wealthiest most promising students with the most impressive pedigrees Complete with space walks these lavish reunions are a prime opportunity for alumni to jockey for power with old friends and rivals and crucially to advance their applications to live in an exclusive Mars settlement Earth is dying and only the best deserve to save themselves Aboard the Altaire for their 25th reunion finance magnate Ava pursues the truth about her brother s murder during their senior year which cast a dark shadow over their time at Rochford Laz ambassador and political scion hopes to finally win Ava s heart Sloane collecting secrets to conceal his family s decline angles for a key client And Henry heir to a healthcare empire creates an unorthodox opportunity to get to Mars in a last ditch effort to outrun a childhood secret While these erstwhile friends settle scores and rack up points they fail to notice that other agendas are afoot at the Space Habitat Altaire and their own futures aren t the only ones at stake the best will soon regret underestimating those they would leave behind on Earth Escape Velocity Sneak PeekVictor Manibo is a Filipino speculative fiction writer living in New York As a queer immigrant and a person of color he writes about people who live these identities as they navigate imaginary worlds A 2022 Lambda Literary Emerging Voices Fellow he is the author of the science fiction noir novel THE SLEEPLESS His next novel ESCAPE VELOCITY is forthcoming from Erewhon Books in Spring 2024 Aside from fiction he also spins fantastical tales in his career as a lawyer He lives in Queens with his husband their dog and their two cats Find him online at victormanibo.com and on most social media platforms victormanibo..