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Powersat
- The Grand Tour Series
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Two hundred thousand feet up, things go horribly wrong. An experimental low-orbit spaceplane breaks up on reentry, falling to earth over a trail hundreds of miles long. And in its wake is the beginning of the most important mission in the history of spaceflight.
Americans needs energy, and Dan Randolph is determined to give it to them. He dreams of an array of geosynchronous powersats, satellites that gather solar energy and beam it to generators on Earth, freeing America from its addiction to fossil fuels and breaking the power of the oil cartels forever. But the wreck of the spaceplane has left his company, Astro Manufacturing, on the edge of bankruptcy.
Worse, Dan discovers that the plane was sabotaged. And whoever brought it down is willing—and able—to kill again to keep Astro grounded.
Now Dan has to thread a dangerous maze. The visible threats are bad enough: Rival firms want to buy him out and take control of his dreams. His former lover wants to co-opt his unlimited-energy idea as a campaign plank for the candidate she’s grooming for the presidency. NASA and the FAA want to shut down his maverick firm. And his creditors are breathing down his neck.
Making matters even more dangerous, an international organization of terrorists sees the powersat as a threat to their own oil-based power. And they’ve figured out how to use it as a weapon in their war against the West.
A sweeping mix of space, murder, romance, politics, secrets, and betrayal, Powersat will take you to the edge of space and the dawning of a new world.
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- Gerald Lefebvre
- 2022-10-18
Exciting but not exceptional
I mostly enjoyed this story but didn't move me to purchase the book in the series. Characters were good and story was good but just good. There is alot of politics which slows down the story, and a couple of time jumps that I found confusing for a few seconds.
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- Martin Halliday
- 2022-05-22
Highly recommended
I don’t usually go for books that have a lot of politics, but in this book it is a backdrop that supports a great story.
Perfect choice of narrator for this title. The tone and tempo of the performance compliments this story perfectly.
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- Alexander Fernandes
- 2022-12-25
dated
For the first book in a series called "the grand tour" its a little disappointing. it's not the Authors fault. The world has changed. it's common for near future sci fi to become out dated quickly. a shame. Good thing its sort free.
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- Rebaz
- 2022-05-24
A racist and Islamophobic book worst than Homeland
Jesus Christ that book is nothing but flat out racist hate-filled propaganda against Muslims and Arabs. how the hell this is considered a sci-fi book? it feels like it was Written by Trump!
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