The Last Astronaut Av David Wellington

<p><b><font>Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award</b><br><br><b>***<i>Paradise-1</i>, David Wellington''s gripping new survival horror set in the deepest reaches of space, is out now***<br><br></b><b>''An edge-of-your-seat tale of first contact'' </b><br>Gareth L. Powell</font><br><br><b><font></b><b>''</b><b>A terrifying tour de force . . . </b><b>Gripping authenticity and an uncompromising white-knuckled pace'' </b>James Rollins<br><br><b>''Timely and terrifying, <i>The Last Astronaut</i> propels us deep into the mysteries of space . . . breathless, compulsive reading'' </b>Christopher Golden</font><br><br>A huge alien object has entered the solar system and is now poised above the Earth. It has made no attempt to communicate.<br><br>Out of time and options, NASA turns to its last living astronaut - Commander Sally Jansen, who must lead a team of raw recruits on a mission to make First Contact. <br><br>But as the object reveals its secrets, Jansen and her crew find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival - against the cold vacuum of space, and something far, far worse . . . <br><br><b>''Great action, knockout characters, scarily believable science'' </b>Jackson Ford</p>