Publisher details

Author: Steve Worland
Publisher: Penguin
Genre: Thriller
Released: 22 August, 2012

Velocity

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Synopsis

Strap in for a supersonic ride as Velocity blasts off at mach speed. From NASA's Cape Canaveral to the Central Australian desert, screenwriter Steve Worland's debut thriller sets a heart-stopping pace. A cast of brilliant characters combined with explosive action make this hugely enjoyable novel a genuine blockbuster.THE ULTIMATE TEST OF COURAGE …The MAN - an astronaut who has lost his mojoThe MISSION - to seek and destroy a hijacked space shuttleThe CARGO - enough weapons grade Uranium-235 to irradiate Manhattan The STAKES - the woman he loves and the fate of a city …

About the author

Steve Worland

Steve Worland has worked extensively in film and television in Australia and the USA. He has written scripts for Working Title and Icon Productions, worked in script development for James Cameron's Lightstorm and wrote Fox Searchlight's Bootmen, which won five Australian Film Institute awards. Steve also wrote the action-comedy telemovie Hard Knox, episodes of the television series Big Sky and the Saturn award-winning Farscape. He is the author of the action-adventure novels Velocity, Combustion and Quick.