2131: The Edge of Hope - Softcover

Smith, B.E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1964630924 ISBN 13: 9781964630922

Publisher: Hemingway Publishers, 2024

Synopsis

In 2131, humanity faces extinction.

Scientists discover a colossal metallic asteroid locked in an unstoppable orbit - heading straight for Earth. With only seven years remaining, the world's most advanced technology cannot prevent the coming catastrophe.

So the scientists try something impossible.

A top-secret research team led by Dr. Leonardo Hoffman sends one man back through time as a final gamble to change history.

Bruce Hayden arrives in America in 1981 posing as an ordinary university student. Hidden in plain sight, he carries knowledge from the 22nd century that could accelerate human progress by decades. His mission is breathtaking in scope and ruthless in stakes: engage a skeptical scientific community, quietly advance 1980s technology, and locate the asteroid in its earlier orbit before the future of humanity is erased.

But altering the past is more dangerous than Bruce imagined.

Every decision risks fracturing humanity.
Every failure brings the end closer.

As the countdown continues, Bruce begins to realize a chilling truth - changing the timeline may not be enough to save the planet. And the technology he introduces could doom humanity even faster.

If Bruce fails, there is no second timeline.

One mission.
One unforgiving chance.

2131: The Edge of Hope is a fast-paced time-travel science-fiction thriller about courage, sacrifice, and the terrifying burden of standing alone against the end of the world.

Can the past be changed in time to save humanity?

About this title

About the Author

Brad Smith is a Canadian science-fiction writer and longtime enthusiast of astronomy, technology, and speculative storytelling. He developed 2131: The Edge of Hope as the first book in a time-travel series exploring how small actions in the past can shape humanity's future. When not writing, Brad enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, cross-country skiing, and sharing creative projects with his family in northern Ontario, where he lives with his wife and three daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hemingway Publishers
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1964630924
• ISBN 13: 9781964630922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 586
• Editor: Publishers Hemingway