When journalist Cormac Easton is selected to document the first manned mission into deep space, he dreams of securing his place in history as one of humanity’s great explorers.

But in space, nothing goes according to plan.

The crew wake from hypersleep to discover their captain dead in his allegedly fail-proof safety pod. They mourn, and Cormac sends a beautifully written eulogy back to Earth. The word from ground control is unequivocal: no matter what happens, the mission must continue.

But as the body count begins to rise, Cormac finds himself alone and spiralling towards his own inevitable death … unless he can do something to stop it.

• This is accessible, fresh SF not just for genre fans: there is no vast space-opera or

far-distant civilisations, just a lone man in space and a fantastic series of twists that

are impossible to see coming

• Close in spirit to modern classic SF movies like Solaris, Moon and 2001

• James Smythe is a talented young British author, selected as one of four authors

for Welsh Publisher Parthian’s “Bright Young Things” promotion. He is also the

author of the intriguing thriller The Testimony

• Full digital marketing push through Voyager website and Twitte