Jump Gate III: Roadmaker (The Jump Gate Series) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798295883071)

Jump Gate III: RoadMaker raises the stakes of the series, expanding the universe far beyond time travel and teleportation. The Timely Corporation has unlocked technologies capable of reshaping industry, exploration, and humanity's future but with these breakthroughs come new dangers, greater responsibilities, and monumental decisions that will determine the fate of Earth itself. Jake Driver, the newly appointed engineer and rising star of the corporation, finds himself caught in the crossfire as tensions grow within leadership. While Lem Parker and Kimberly Solomon struggle to move Timely into deep-space mobility, political chaos on Earth escalates. A catastrophic comet threatens humanity, sparking global fear and igniting heated debates among governments, corporations, and scientific leaders. Generational ships, planetary colonies, and asteroid mining each offer potential answers but none are certain, and none are without conflict. As Timely tests its newest innovations including non-volatile propulsion systems, microgravity runabouts, and advanced Porters the challenges intensify. From dangerous demonstration flights to breathtaking orbital tests, from Ceres' icy plains to Earth's deeply divided governments, the pressure grows. Every invention could be the key to saving humanity... or accelerating its downfall. Meanwhile, the personal lives of the characters intertwine with the vastness of space: pregnancies, friendships, marriages, and private struggles unfold against a backdrop of cosmic threats and extraordinary discovery. As Earth inches closer to disaster, one truth becomes clear: Humanity must build more than machines. It must build a path a RoadMaker toward its own survival. Fast-paced, deeply imaginative, and emotionally grounded, Jump Gate III: RoadMaker expands the series into a sweeping, cinematic exploration of science, courage, and the future of our species.