{"product_id":"apogee-9781668073186","title":"Apogee","description":"\u003cb\u003eA THRILLER RIGHT OUT OF TODAY'S HEADLINES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e MARCUS DORMAN HAS A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY--AND IT IS NOT ONE THAT REQUIRES THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe war for reality has just reached its peak.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two years after the Battle for the ISS, the world is still reeling. Nuclear blackouts fractured global power grids--and Marcus Dorman stepped in to rebuild them. Now, his network stretches across continents, threading together energy infrastructure, neural implants, and a constellation of secret quantum satellites. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But this isn't about money or control anymore. It's about simulation. It's about the very substance of our reality! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From deserts to orbit, the Hot Eagle One Task Force races to stop Dorman's next move: a quantum rendering system seeded with mRNA-linked human minds and powered by sleeper nodes across the planet. Somewhere inside a sensory deprivation tank, Dorman floats--rewriting reality one connection at a time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As astronauts battle in space, mercenaries clash in the Mongolian steppe, and a mysterious third faction watches from the shadows, the truth becomes terrifyingly clear: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis isn't just the next war.\u003cbr\u003e It's the last upgrade . . . for reality!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Travis S. Taylor \u003c\/b\u003eheads up the cast of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Skinwalker Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e and can be seen on \u003ci\u003eThe Machines that Built America\u003c\/i\u003e on the History Channel. He has worked on various programs for the Department of Defense and NASA for the past thirty-plus years. His expertise includes advanced propulsion concepts, very large space telescopes, space-based beamed-energy systems, future combat technologies, and next-generation space launch concepts. Taylor is also the author of pulse-pounding, cutting-edge science fiction novels, including the highly popular \u003ci\u003eOne Day on Mars, Tau Ceti Agenda, \u003c\/i\u003eand the groundbreaking Warp Speed series. He is a regular on the History Channel's \u003ci\u003eLife After People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Universe\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160349176082,"sku":"9781668073186","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88e3fd96-a413-4980-afcd-61060491ad78.jpg?v=1775054643","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/apogee-9781668073186","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}