Departure - Softcover

Riddle, A.G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1940026113 ISBN 13: 9781940026114

Publisher: A. G. Riddle, 2014

Synopsis

Flight 305 took off in 2014... But it crashed in a world very different from our own... With time running out, five strangers must unravel why they were taken... And how to get home. MORE FROM THE BACK COVER Harper Lane has problems. In a few hours, she'll have to make a decision that will change her life forever. But when her flight from New York to London crash lands in the English countryside, she discovers that she's made of tougher stuff than she ever imagined. As Harper and the survivors of Flight 305 struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of the crash, they soon realize that the world in which they've crashed is very different from the one they left. Their lives are connected, and they've been brought here for a reason. In addition to Harper, several other passengers seem to hold clues about why Flight 305 crashed. There's: Nick Stone, an American on his way to a meeting with The Gibraltar Project, an international group dedicated to building a dam across the Strait of Gibraltar and draining the Mediterranean. Sabrina Schröder, a German scientist who has unknowingly sealed the fate of half the flight's passengers. Yul Tan, a Chinese-American computer scientist who has just made the breakthrough of a lifetime: a quantum internet capable of transmitting more data, farther, faster than ever thought possible. His invention, however, does much more than he ever dreamed possible. With time running out to save the survivors of Flight 305, Harper and Nick race to unravel the conspiracy that crashed their plane. As they put the pieces together, they discover that their decisions have already doomed one world and will soon determine the future of ours. ABOUT DEPARTURE DEPARTURE is the first new novel from A.G. Riddle since he completed the Origin Mystery trilogy, which has sold almost a million copies, is being translated into 18 languages, and is in development to be a major motion picture. DEPARTURE continues to establish Riddle's standard for fast-paced, high-concept thrillers with twists and big ideas that leave readers thinking long after they turn the last page.

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Review

‘Well-constructed and tightly wound as a fine Swiss watch – DEPARTURE has non-stop action, an engaging plot, and, of course, wheels within wheels’ DIANA GABALDON, bestselling author of OUTLANDER

‘Kudos for A.G. Riddle who has this amazing knack to keep you glued to the pages as you try to solve the conspiracy of Flight 305’ Impulse Gamer

From the Back Cover

The world's past and future rest in the hands of five unwitting strangers in this time-traveling, mind-bending speculative thriller from the author of the bestselling Origin Mystery trilogy

En route to London from New York, Flight 305 suddenly loses power and crash-lands in the English countryside, plunging a group of strangers into a mysterious adventure that will have repercussions for all of humankind.

Struggling to stay alive, the survivors soon realize that the world they've crashed in is very different from the one they left. But where are they? Why are they here? And how will they get back home?

Five passengers seem to hold clues about what's really going on: writer Harper Lane, venture capitalist Nick Stone, German genetic researcher Sabrina Schroder, computer scientist Yul Tan, and Grayson Shaw, the son of a billionaire philanthropist.

As more facts about the crash emerge, it becomes clear that some in this group know more than they're letting on--answers that will lead Harper and Nick to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy involving their own lives. As they begin to piece together the truth, they discover they have the power to change the future and the past--to save our world . . . or end it.

A wildly inventive and propulsive adventure full of hairpin twists, Departure is a thrilling tale that weaves together power, ambition, fate, memory, and love, from a bold and visionary talent.

Edition details

• Publisher: A. G. Riddle
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1940026113
• ISBN 13: 9781940026114
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316