{"product_id":"first-ascent-douglas-phillips-9798316552047","title":"First Ascent","description":"Orbits in ruin. A tether into space. But how much is a lie?\u003cp\u003eWhen an unauthorized oil rig appears offshore of Ecuador, a military team is sent to investigate. The deep-water platform has no markings, no drilling rig, and no workers-but it's surrounded by a curious bank of fog. When their helicopter closes in, it's swallowed without a trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSahalie Spark is the host of a popular TV show, \u003ci\u003eDon't Believe It!\u003c\/i\u003e Each week, she debunks another baseless conspiracy theory or takes a light-hearted poke at misinformation infecting unfiltered media. Like most, she dismisses the story out of Ecuador as nonsense, but when a Korean billionaire offers exclusive access, Sahalie connects the dots. It's not an oil platform, it's a tether into space, and it could be the solution to the debris catastrophe that has crippled spaceflight for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions remain, answers are elusive, and danger lurks along this vertical railway. With the world watching, Sahalie will need to climb ever higher to discover the truth or die trying.\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the Quantum Series comes an exciting new novel framed in real science that takes readers on a journey of discovery through the back doors of reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316552047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Douglas Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425672642815,"sku":"9798316552047","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3dc26c3b-e1b8-4517-a10b-83f5142bce1f.jpg?v=1761540830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-ascent-douglas-phillips-9798316552047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}