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Three Teens from Three Centuries. One Frozen World. And a Mystery That Could Shatter Galactic Peace.
In the 24th century, Earth's fragile alliances hang in the balance. On the alien planet New Horizon, a pioneering research team goes silent amid a sudden, brutal winter-and rumors of sabotage by unknown intelligences. With advanced tech faltering and tensions rising, Earth's last hope lies in the past.
Operation Hourglass recruits teens with the one thing modern society lacks: grit.
From colonial New England, 17th-century farm girl Patience Whately has survived war, loss-and worse. From the 19th century, Norwegian snow-sport prodigy Sondre Auverson knows how to navigate any blizzard. And from the summer of 1978, Lee Jarrett is equal parts courage and curiosity, armed with only a harmonica and a stubborn streak.
Joined by two young volunteers from the future, they must brave alien forests, strange snow, and a hostile wilderness with secrets buried deep beneath the drifts. Can five kids from across time out-think an alien world?
Adventure, resilience, and the power of unlikely friendships come together in this thrilling new addition to the Out of Time series by Allen Steele and Robin Orm Hansen
Allen Steele
Before becoming a science fiction writer, Allen Steele was a journalist for newspapers and magazines in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Missouri, and his home state of Tennessee. But science fiction was his first love, so he eventually ditched journalism and began producing that which had made him decide to become a writer in the first place. Since then, Steele has published eighteen novels and nearly one hundred short stories. His work has received numerous accolades, including three Hugo Awards, and has been translated worldwide, mainly into languages he can’t read. He serves on the board of advisors for the Space Frontier Foundation and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He also belongs to Sigma, a group of science fiction writers who frequently serve as unpaid consultants on matters regarding technology and security. Allen Steele is a lifelong space buff, and this interest has not only influenced his writing, it has taken him to some interesting places. He has witnessed numerous space shuttle launches from Kennedy Space Center and has flown NASA’s shuttle cockpit simulator at the Johnson Space Center. In 2001, he testified before the US House of Representatives in hearings regarding the future of space exploration. He would like very much to go into orbit, and hopes that one day he’ll be able to afford to do so. Steele lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, Linda, and a continual procession of adopted dogs. He collects vintage science fiction books and magazines, spacecraft model kits, and dreams.
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