{"product_id":"signal-discipline-a-first-contact-hard-science-fiction-thriller-paperback","title":"Signal Discipline: A First Contact Hard Science Fiction Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor eleven years, Dr. Mara Ellison has trusted one principle above all others: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe data never lies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStationed aboard humanity's most sensitive deep-space observatory, Mara spends her nights listening for the faint distortions that massive objects leave in the fabric of space itself. When the array detects an impossible gravitational signature more than one hundred astronomical units from the Sun, she assumes it's a flaw in the instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe object is enormous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt isn't following any natural orbit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it is slowing down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Mara and her colleagues exhaust every scientific explanation, they uncover evidence that defies everything humanity believes about the universe. Something unimaginably massive is approaching the Solar System under its own control-and the moment they prove it exists, it abruptly changes its behavior, as though it knows it has been discovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from the politics of the inner planets, Commander Elias Renner is ordered to escort a civilian survey team to the isolated research station. The classified mission arrives through secret channels, bypassing the normal chain of command, and the orders raise more questions than they answer. Why send a warship to protect a scientific outpost? What has Fleet Command already learned? And why does every attempt to uncover the truth encounter carefully managed silence?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs scientists, soldiers, and political leaders race to understand a phenomenon unlike anything humanity has ever encountered, one unsettling possibility begins to emerge: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps they are no longer observing the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the unknown is observing them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending rigorous science with escalating suspense, \u003cem\u003eSignal Discipline\u003c\/em\u003e is an intelligent, thought-provoking science fiction thriller about discovery, secrecy, and first contact unlike anything humanity expected. Perfect for readers who enjoy realistic space exploration, hard science fiction, and mysteries where every answer reveals an even greater question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe signal has been detected.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow something is listening back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924106592310,"sku":"9798235265172","price":30.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/4569\/8614\/files\/L8YpjzlwNl9798235265172.webp?v=1790772798","url":"https:\/\/outerrealmbooksbeyond.com\/products\/signal-discipline-a-first-contact-hard-science-fiction-thriller-paperback","provider":"Outer Realm Books \u0026 Beyond","version":"1.0","type":"link"}