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Perihelion Drift
Paperback
Series: The Roche Limit Chronicles, Book 1
Publisher: Jason A.
Published: Dec 16 2025
Pages: 316
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.71 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Perihelion Drift
The Roche Limit Chronicles, Book 1
When a corrupted deep-space transmission surfaces in a forgotten archive, technician Kalen Thar spots what no one else does: the numbers don't match. A neutron star is on a collision course with the system's life-giving sun-arriving decades earlier than any model predicted.
Kalen is not a soldier or a commander. He is a systems technician with an instinctive grasp of orbital mechanics and mathematics, a gift inherited from his late mother, a renowned astrophysicist whose unfinished work still shadows his life. His constant companion is Draxin, a cybernetically enhanced dog-part guardian, part analytical engine-whose tactical assessments are delivered with dry wit, biting sarcasm, and an unsettling talent for pointing out the obvious flaws in human decision-making.
Together, they are drawn into a mystery buried beneath layers of classified physics and institutional denial. With an unanticipated first contact that may-or may not-be able to save their star system, and a greedy, aggressive mining freighter arriving at the worst possible moment, Kalen is out of time. Whatever happens next will reshape the system forever.
Perihelion Drift is a sharp, character-driven science fiction novel blending hard science, quiet tension, and dark humor-where intelligence is a survival trait, loyalty comes with commentary, and even gravity can turn against you.
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