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A Cold War thriller unlike anything you have ever read! From fighter pilot and astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield, The Defector is a full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner spiked with history and intrigue that will leave you wondering if what you just read could have really happened. Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride! * Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the James Reece Terminal List series * Continuous action, Mach-speed mayhem, sharp intrigue, and well-rounded characters - what more could you want from a thriller? Oh, the author is a former-astronaut who knows what he's talking about and a lot of what's in the story actually happened. Perfect * Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The 9th Man and the Cotton Malone series * PRAISE FOR CHRIS HADFIELD: 'Commander Hadfield takes us on an exciting journey into an alternate past' * Andy Weir, author of The Martian, on THE APOLLO MURDERS * There's maybe one person on Earth with the writing chops and the expertise to write a to-the-Moon thriller this exciting, this authentic. Chris Hadfield is that guy * Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Find You First, on THE APOLLO MURDERS * Even in fiction there is authenticity. It is either there . . . or it is not. With Chris Hadfield it is, because everything he describes he has really seen * Frederick Forsyth, New York Times bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal and The Fox, on THE APOLLO MURDERS * Hadfield's bona fides are unimpeachable * Chris Holm, author of The Killing Kind, on THE APOLLO MURDERS * A terrific counterfactual thriller . . . an adroitly handled blend of twists and Cold War politics * The Times, on THE APOLLO MURDERS *

A Cold War thriller unlike anything you have ever read! From fighter pilot and astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield, The Defector is a full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner spiked with history and intrigue that will leave you wondering if what you just read could have really happened. Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride! * Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the James Reece Terminal List series * Continuous action, Mach-speed mayhem, sharp intrigue, and well-rounded characters - what more could you want from a thriller? Oh, the author is a former-astronaut who knows what he's talking about and a lot of what's in the story actually happened. Perfect * Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The 9th Man and the Cotton Malone series * Action-packed, cleverly plotted and rich with the kind of satisfyingly authentic detail and keen insights that only a writer with Hadfield's extraordinary resume can provide, The Defector delivers on every level. Wondering what to do until Top Gun 3 arrives? Don't worry, Chris Hadfield's got it covered * Rowland White * Packed with the kind of insider knowledge you simply don't get in thrillers these days, The Defector is not just an intelligent book, it's an exciting book. Expertly paced with breathtaking set pieces, I raced through it in a couple of sittings. It reminded me of Frederick Forsyth in his pomp - highly recommended * M.W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author of Dead Ground and The Botanist * An extraordinary novel, brimming with detail and realism and full of pulse-pounding action * Mark Greaney, bestselling author of Burner, a Gray Man novel *

Action-packed, cleverly plotted and rich with the kind of satisfyingly authentic detail and keen insights that only a writer with Hadfield's extraordinary resume can provide, The Defector delivers on every level. Wondering what to do until Top Gun 3 arrives? Don't worry, Chris Hadfield's got it covered * Rowland White * Packed with the kind of insider knowledge you simply don't get in thrillers these days, The Defector is not just an intelligent book, it's an exciting book. Expertly paced with breathtaking set pieces, I raced through it in a couple of sittings. It reminded me of Frederick Forsyth in his pomp - highly recommended * M.W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author of Dead Ground and The Botanist * An extraordinary novel, brimming with detail and realism and full of pulse-pounding action * Mark Greaney, bestselling author of Burner, a Gray Man novel * Real-life figures collide with fictional espionage in former astronaut Hadfield's gripping sequel to The Apollo Murders . . . Hadfield keeps the suspense steady before delivering a knockout air battle that brings everything to a white-knuckle close. Kaz's adventures continue to electrify * Publishers Weekly *

PRAISE FOR CHRIS HADFIELD: 'Commander Hadfield takes us on an exciting journey into an alternate past' * Andy Weir, author of The Martian, on THE APOLLO MURDERS * There's maybe one person on Earth with the writing chops and the expertise to write a to-the-Moon thriller this exciting, this authentic. Chris Hadfield is that guy * Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Find You First, on THE APOLLO MURDERS * Even in fiction there is authenticity. It is either there . . . or it is not. With Chris Hadfield it is, because everything he describes he has really seen * Frederick Forsyth, New York Times bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal and The Fox, on THE APOLLO MURDERS * Hadfield's bona fides are unimpeachable * Chris Holm, author of The Killing Kind, on THE APOLLO MURDERS * A terrific counterfactual thriller . . . an adroitly handled blend of twists and Cold War politics * The Times, on THE APOLLO MURDERS *

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Colonel Chris Hadfield is one of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in the world. A multiple New York Times bestselling author, his books An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, You Are Here and The Darkest Dark have sold over a million copies worldwide. He was the top test pilot in both the US Air Force and the US Navy, and a Cold War fighter pilot intercepting armed Soviet bombers in North American airspace. A veteran of three spaceflights, he crewed the US Space Shuttle twice, piloted the Russian Soyuz, helped build space station Mir, conducted two space walks, and served as Commander of the International Space Station. He was also NASA's Director of Operations in Russia. Chris is the co-creator and host of the BBC series Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes? and helped create and host, along with actor Will Smith, the National Geographic series One Strange Rock. His zero-gravity version of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' has received more than 50 million views, and his TED talk on fear over 10 million. He advises SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and other space companies, chairs the board of the Open Lunar Foundation, leads the CDL-Space international tech incubator, and teaches a MasterClass on space exploration.

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