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OverviewOn the night the sky bent, the world learned the cost of absolute commitment. A solitary boy builds a vessel no one asked for, no government approved, and no institution could stop. It does not roar. It does not declare victory. It rises quietly-narrow, deliberate, inevitable-and carries him beyond Earth without permission or return. The Boy Who Left Earth Alone is a hard science fiction novel about obsession, solitude, and what happens when a neurodivergent teenage engineer commits fully to a Mars mission in a world optimized for compromise. Told through broadcasts, technical releases, internal logs, and moments of radical stillness, the story traces the consequences of a departure that cannot be undone. Engineers argue. Nations watch. Children stop sleeping. Parents recognize their basement silences differently after reading. And the boy-already gone-becomes a question no one knows how to answer. This is not a story about heroism. It is not a story about escape. It is a story about precision, consequence, and the quiet violence of doing something perfectly. Blending literary restraint with rigorous scientific credibility, The Boy Who Left Earth Alone will resonate with readers of Never Let Me Go, Anathem, The Three-Body Problem, and Project Hail Mary-those drawn to science fiction that asks not how far we can go, but whether we should. Includes a selective technical appendix for the kind of reader who needs to verify, not explain. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A L PipkinPublisher: Red Horizon Press Imprint: Red Horizon Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.141kg ISBN: 9798224976263Pages: 114 Publication Date: 12 January 2026 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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