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Orbital Cloud

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Orbital Cloud by Taiyo Fujii blends techno-thriller and hard science fiction, delving into the challenges faced by an international team trying to avert a potential catastrophe in Earth's orbit. The story unfolds with a focus on the complexity of space debris and the technologies involved, all set against a backdrop of intrigue and geopolitical tension. As an escalating crisis looms, the book explores the themes of collaboration and the impact of advanced technology on global security.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy gripping sci-fi narratives with a focus on technology and space exploration. It offers an intriguing mix of suspense and speculative fiction as it explores the consequences of global satellite disruption. Fans of detailed, science-driven storytelling set in a futuristic world will likely find this novel captivating.

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The global war on terror has a new front—the very edge of outer space.

In the year 2020, Kazumi Kimura, proprietor of shooting star forecast website Meteor News, notices some suspicious orbiting space debris. Rumours spread online that the debris is actually an orbital weapon targeting the International Space Station.

Halfway across the world, at NORAD, Staff Sergeant Daryl Freeman begins his own investigation of the threat. At the same time, billionaire entrepreneur Ronnie Smark and his journalist daughter prepare to check in to an orbital hotel as part of a stunt promoting private space tourism.

Then Kazumi receives highly sensitive, and potentially explosive, information from a genius 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.

Orbital Cloud presents a thrilling narrative that combines geopolitical intrigue with the vast expanse of outer space, challenging our perception of international security and the realm of what is possible beyond Earth's atmosphere.

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Orbital Cloud is praised for its compelling exploration of future space exploration and the global challenges of colonisation and resource extraction. It is considered a significant work of speculative fiction for the modern age.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781421592138

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 April 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Haikasoru

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 465g

Pages: 528

About the Author

Taiyo Fujii was born in Amami Oshima Island—that is, between Kyushu and Okinawa. He’s done work for stage design, desktop publishing, exhibition graphic design, and software development.

In 2012, Fujii self-published Gene Mapper serially in a digital format of his own design, and it became Amazon.co.jp’s number one Kindle best seller of that year. The novel was revised and republished in both print and digital as Gene Mapper—full build—by Hayakawa Publishing in 2013 and was nominated for the Nihon SF Taisho Award and the Seiun Award. His second novel, Orbital Cloud, won the 2014 Nihon SF Taisho Award and the Seiun Award, and took first prize in the “Best SF of 2014” in SF Magazine. His recent works include Underground Market and Bigdata Connect.

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