{"product_id":"escape-velocity-isbn-9781645660842","title":"Escape Velocity","description":"\u003cb\u003eA twisty new near-future genre-bending thriller: \u003ci\u003eKnives Out\u003c\/i\u003e in space with a \u003ci\u003eParasite \u003c\/i\u003etwist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpace 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 best: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAboard 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile 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.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Manibo is that rare writer who can put a reader out among the stars but keep the focus on human trauma and scandal. . . . Scintillating.” \u003cb\u003e—Meg Elison\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the Hugo, Locus, and Philip K. Dick Awards \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A high-stakes sci-fi mystery—\u003ci\u003eFoundation\u003c\/i\u003e if it were written by Agatha Christie—\u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e is an energetic and unforgettable page-turner, deftly honoring the genres it blends together while feeling vibrant and strikingly relevant. Perfect for fans of noir and thoughtful speculative fiction.” \u003cb\u003e—Alex Segura\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSecret Identity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A murder mystery by way of Karl Marx, \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e is a spicy thriller about what we all secretly wish would happen to billionaires in space. Victor Manibo has given us a delightful, disturbing gift. I really loved this novel and its exquisitely-drawn cast of villains.”  \u003cb\u003e—Annalee Newitz\u003c\/b\u003e, Lambda Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eAutonomous\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Victor Manibo excels at the kind of extrapolation that makes near-future science fiction so interesting. . . . What can money and clout buy, and what can’t be bought? With intrigue, murder, and machinations aplenty, Manibo never lets his characters or his readers off the hook.” \u003cb\u003e—Sarah Pinsker\u003c\/b\u003e, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Song For A New Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLost Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Searing social commentary, expert worldbuilding, and unforgettable characters . . . Victor Manibo remains one of the most exciting new voices working in fiction today.” \u003cb\u003e—Rob Hart\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eAssassins Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Warehouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dancing effortlessly between present and past mysteries, Escape Velocity serves up opulent privilege with deadly secrets. A must-read.\" \u003cb\u003e—Mur Lafferty\u003c\/b\u003e, Hugo Award winner and author of Station Eternity\u003cb\u003eVictor Manibo\u003c\/b\u003e is a Filipino speculative fiction writer living in New York. A 2022 Lambda Literary Emerging Voices Fellow, he is the author of the science fiction noir novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepless\u003c\/i\u003e. His next novel, \u003ci\u003eEscape Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming from Erewhon Books in Spring 2024. Find him online at victormanibo.com or on Twitter @victormanibo.","brand":"Erewhon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300011331813,"sku":"NP9781645660842","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781645660842.jpg?v=1767726353","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/escape-velocity-isbn-9781645660842","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}