{"product_id":"final-orbit-paperback","title":"Final Orbit (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! Estimated release date: 28 November 2026. Orders will be dispatched shortly after release. Please note that your complete order will only ship once the pre-order title becomes available. If you selected Click \u0026amp; Collect, we'll notify you when your order is ready for collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHouston, 1975.\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eMeanwhile, 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 . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eFull 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 - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinal Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e accelerates to a thrilling conclusion that captures the beauty\u003c\/b\u003e and terror of survival 270 miles above Earth, as could only be written by one of the most experienced astronauts alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eApollo Murders \u003c\/i\u003eseries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA nail-biting Cold War thriller\u003c\/b\u003e' James Cameron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eexciting\u003c\/b\u003e journey to an alternate past' Andy Weir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e'\u003cb\u003eNot to be missed\u003c\/b\u003e' Frederick Forsyth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e'\u003cb\u003eExplosive\u003c\/b\u003e' Gregg Hurwitz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e'\u003cb\u003eExciting, authentic\u003c\/b\u003e' Linwood Barclay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Hadfield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989379694770,"sku":"9781529435993","price":293.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781529435993.jpg?v=1788521929","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/final-orbit-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}