Hayden's World: Volume 1

Survival tales in the skies of Uranus desperate struggles at the solar systems edge and near-lightspeed interstellar expeditions await in this hard science fiction collection of seven Haydens World short reads: 43 Seconds: James 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.Silver-Side Up: Two old friends a silver space ship and a perfect day for a test flight.Erebus: In 43 Seconds James Hayden took us to near-light-speed with the worlds first Riggs ship. Now construction of the second Riggs ship is nearly complete and in one month Sarah will take the helm. But growing opposition may shut down the program before she gets her chance. When Jamess last-ditch publicity stunt traps him light-days from rescue Sarah must decide just how far shes willing to go to save a friend.Signal Loss: Life aboard the Aristarchus isnt 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.Last Stand: Kyan testifies about the events in Signal Loss but other agendas are in play.Aero One: Jia cant breathe her ship is minutes from breaking apart in Uranuss atmosphere and the lifepod just burned up. Things arent going well. When her injured engineers 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.Titans Shadow: In Aero One Jia nearly lost everything during her encounter with the pirate ship Maya. A year later shes trying to restart her life as a freelancer aboard Saturns newly-built Cassini Station. But Cassini has its own secrets. When a chance encounter with a past adversary sets old battles in motion she must unravel the mystery of Titans Shadow before more lives are lost.