Final Orbit

Name: Final Orbit
Brand: Quercus Books
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an action-packed space thriller from astronaut and bestselling author Chris Hadfield

By: Chris Hadfield

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Paperback | 15 December 2026 | Edition Number 1

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Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz craft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But as NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, a deadly accident changes everything.

Meanwhile, from a remote location in east Asia, the first Chinese spacecraft secretly launches. On board is China's first astronaut, Fang Kuo-chun, whose mission puts him on a collision course with the Apollo crew. As Kaz races against an enemy on the ground and for answers beyond the sky, the safety of the remaining crew hangs in the balance . . .

Full of intrigue and real history - including the fascinating story of Professor Tsien Hsue-shen, the 'Father of Chinese Rocketry' and founder of China's space program - Final Orbit accelerates to a thrilling conclusion that captures the beauty and terror of survival 270 miles above Earth, as could only be written by one of the most experienced astronauts alive.

Praise for the Apollo Murders series

'A nail-biting Cold War thriller' James Cameron

'An exciting journey to an alternate past' Andy Weir

'Not to be missed' Frederick Forsyth

'Explosive' Gregg Hurwitz

'Exciting, authentic' Linwood Barclay

Industry Reviews

Action-filled, believable drama that flows. Readers of sci-fi thrillers by Isaac Asimov, Andy Weir, and James Michener will enjoy the realism of Hadfield's latest - Library Journal

Hadfield delivers a pulse-pounding adventure about a 1975 U.S.-Soviet space mission that devolves into a battle hundreds of miles above Earth . . . the crackling finale is well worth the wait - Publishers Weekly

Hadfield is a terrific storyteller, and his blending of the real and the made-up is seamless. Another terrific thriller from a writer who is uniquely qualified to write it - Booklist

[A] wham-bang plot . . . Hadfield has developed a signature style that fluidly blends real historical personages and events with explosive action . . . Hadfield has established himself as a reliable brand in grounded, retro-flavoured SF - Toronto Star

Hadfield expertly weaves fact, fiction and his own experiences in orbit to produce a novel that is both technical and entertaining . . . a master of the genre - New Scientist

PRAISE FOR THE APOLLO MURDERS SERIES: 'A nail-biting Cold War thriller' - James Cameron

An exciting journey to an alternate past - Andy Weir

Hadfield is as deft at racking up the tension as he is at explaining complex technology simply to non-technical readers - The Irish Independent

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