{"product_id":"the-long-way-home-patrick-chiles-9781668072745","title":"The Long Way Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eInterstellar medic Melanie Mooney races against time to save her patients while unraveling cosmic mysteries and navigating the dangers of space, all while longing for the Earth she left behind.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFind a Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything is relative. Einstein said so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of traversing the galaxy as an emergency medic, Melanie Mooney is learning this in a personal way. With each run to a far-flung star system, she is taken ever farther from her former life, and not only in distance. The penalty for zipping around the galaxy at light speed means time is moving slower for her than it is back home, and the difference is adding up. If Melanie ever hopes to return, she must do so before the Earth she knew becomes as unrecognizable to her as the alien worlds of the Galactic Union. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntergalactic travel is expensive, far beyond anything Melanie can afford with her Medical Corps pay. There may yet be a way to not only get a free ride home, but in a manner that would avoid the pernicious effects of relativity. It's risky, and will force Melanie to place her trust in some unsavory characters, including the last person in the galaxy she wants to be caught dead with. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe trick will be not getting caught dead or hopelessly lost in dimensions of the universe where no human or alien belongs. That's a lot for a woman who just wants to go home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Chiles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668072742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668072745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs","brand":"Patrick Chiles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721584660735,"sku":"9781668072745","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a89671d-7dc7-47f1-aeca-f1bb530b9a77.jpg?v=1742753303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-long-way-home-patrick-chiles-9781668072745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}