Phantom Orbit: A Thriller by David Ignatius (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Phantom Orbit by David Ignatius One of NPRs "Books We Love" for 2024 A subtle and masterful novel from a prescient voice on the cutting edge of spy literature. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space. It follows Ivan Volkov, a Russian student in Beijing, who discovers an unsolved puzzle in the writings of the seventeenth-century astronomer Johannes Kepler. He takes the puzzle to a senior scientist in the Chinese space program and declares his intention to solve it. Volkov returns to Moscow and continues his secret work. The puzzle holds untold consequences for space warfare. The years pass, and they are not kind to Volkov. After the loss of his son, a prosecutor whod been too tough on corruption, and Russias invasion of Ukraine, Volkov makes the fraught decision to contact the CIA. He writes: Satellites are your enemies, especially your own. . . . Hidden codes can make time stop and turn north into south. . . . If you are smart, you will find me. With this timely novel, Ignatius addresses our moment of renewed interest in space exploration amid geopolitical tumult. Phantom Orbit brims with the authors vital insights and casts Volkov as the man who, at the risk of his life, may be able to stop the Doomsday clock. Author Biography David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for four decades. He has written several New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Washington, DC. Review "As with all Ignatiuss novels, Phantom Orbit draws back the curtain and shows how the deliberatively murky world of intelligence and espionage really works." -- Alma Katsu - Washington Post"A meaty, slow-burning spy thriller that combines geopolitics with a primer on celestial mechanics." -- Steven Poole - Wall Street Journal"Phantom Orbit as a thriller artfully uses space as a backdrop for what still remains the domain of techies who must master its complexity. This novel is thought provoking, allowing the reader to ponder and anticipate the complexity surrounding the possible political/military and civil outcomes when the battle seems so far away." -- Jeffrey Harris - The Cipher Brief"Engrossing.…This is contemporary cloak-and-dagger intrigue at its finest." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A space yarn filled with tension and excitement." -- Kirkus Reviews Details ISBN1324050918 Author David Ignatius Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781324050919 Format Hardcover Subtitle A Thriller Country of Publication United States Audience General Publisher WW Norton & Co Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Language English ISBN-10 1324050918 Pages 384 DEWEY 813.54 UK Release Date 1900-01-01 Publication Date 2024-05-14 US Release Date 2024-05-14 Alternative 9781324110514 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160009774;

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