Ebook {Epub PDF} First Cosmic Velocity by Zach Powers

Advance Praise for FIRST COSMIC VELOCITY “I ate this right up. Boldly imagined and deeply human, Zach Powers’ re-creation of the Russian space program is a story that will entertain you, and then haunt you.”—Michael Poore, author of Reincarnation Blues “Beguiling and artful, First Cosmic Velocity is an absorbing tale of ambition and desire. Blending folklore and alternate history, conspiracy theory and . Zach Powers is a native of Savannah, Georgia, and lives in Arlington, Virginia. His novel, FIRST COSMIC VELOCITY, is now available from Putnam/Penguin, and his debut story collection, GRAVITY CHANGES, won the BOA Short Fiction Prize and was published in /5. Zach Powers is the author of the novel First Cosmic Velocity and the short story collection Gravity Changes.

First Cosmic Velocity, the debut novel from Zach Powers, is full of attention to physical, geographic and historic detail, but what makes it a truly gripping work of imagination is its ability to create an emotional reality for its lead character amid an ambitious, delightfully strange look at a different version of the Soviet space program. First Cosmic Velocity Zach Powers A stunningly imaginative novel about the Cold War, the Russian space program, and the amazing fraud that pulled the wool over the eyes of the www.doorway.ru's in the USSR, and unbeknownst even to Premier Khrushchev himself, the Soviet space program is a sham. A stunningly imaginative novel about the Cold War, the Russian space program, and the amazing fraud that pulled the wool over the eyes of the world. It's in the USSR, and unbeknownst even to Premier Khrushchev himself, the Soviet space program is a sham. Well, half a sham. While the program has successfully launched five capsules into space, the Chief Designer and his team have never.

Combining history and fiction, the real and the mystical, First Cosmic Velocity is the story of Leonid, the last of the twins. Taken in from a life of poverty in Ukraine to the training grounds in Russia, the Leonids were given one name and one identity, but divergent fates. Zach Powers is a native of Savannah, Georgia, and lives in Arlington, Virginia. His novel, FIRST COSMIC VELOCITY, is now available from Putnam/Penguin, and his debut story collection, GRAVITY CHANGES, won the BOA Short Fiction Prize and was published in First Cosmic Velocity by Zach Powers | Editorial Reviews. Hardcover $ Hardcover. $ NOOK Book. $ View All Available Formats Editions.