{"product_id":"crisis-at-proxima-mass-market-paperbound","title":"Crisis at Proxima - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTravis S. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLes Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime is running out for the inhabitants of Proxima Centauri. Unsettling discoveries there and at Luyten\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003es star now threaten both Proxima and Earth, in a new hard science fiction thriller from Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst contact with the seemingly impossible human civilization at Proxima Centauri is not going well. The Earth ships sent to render aid have not been able to reverse the contagion ravaging their population and, worse, many Proximans are now wondering if the humans from Earth are there for other, not so charitable, reasons. Can the extinction-level disaster faced at Proxima be reversed by the combined ingenuity of scientists from both worlds working together? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unsettling discoveries in the Proxima Centauri planetary system beg the questions: What if the evil gods depicted in Proxima's ancient mythologies were real and far more powerful than even the humans from Earth with their late 21st-century technologies? Worse, what if their ancient oppressors never truly left? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Travis S. Taylor: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \". . . explodes with inventive action.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on Travis S. Taylor's \u003ci\u003eThe Quantum Connection\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[\u003ci\u003eWarp Speed\u003c\/i\u003e] reads like Doc Smith writing Robert Ludlum . . . You won't want to put it down.\" --John Ringo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eStellaris: People of the Stars, \u003c\/i\u003ecoedited by Les Johnson: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \". . . a thought-provoking look at a selection of real-world challenges and speculative fiction solutions. . . . Readers will enjoy this collection that is as educational as it is entertaining.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This was an enjoyable collection of science fiction dealing with colonizing the stars. In the collection were several gems and the overall quality was high.\" --\u003ci\u003eTangent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMission to Methone \u003c\/i\u003eby Les Johnson: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well in Johnson's old-fashioned first-contact novel, set in 2068. . . . includes plenty of realistic detail and puts fun new spins on familiar alien concepts. . . . There's a great deal here for fans of early hard SF.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"With equal parts science fiction and international intrigue. . . . an exciting, fast-paced read that you will not want to put down.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRescue Mode \u003c\/i\u003eby Ben Bova and Les Johnson: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \". . . a suspenseful and compelling narrative of the first human spaceflight to Mars.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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 twenty 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLes Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is a futurist, author, and NASA technologist. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e noted that \"The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well . . .\" when describing his novel, \u003ci\u003eMission to \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMethon\u003c\/i\u003ee. His most recent novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Spacetime War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaving Proxima\u003c\/i\u003e (with coauthor Travis S. Taylor), were published in 2021. In his day job at NASA, Les is the Chief Technologist at the Marshall Space Flight Center where he leads the center's development of next-generation space technologies--including solar sails, which he believes will eventually take us to the stars.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 6.69 x 4.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379535638630,"sku":"9781668073001","price":17.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/wqU9egVpeB9781668073001.webp?v=1768921578","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/crisis-at-proxima-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}