Twice a week for 35 years, it has been the job of Millennium Edward Harrison—Mil for short—to transport oxygen for Neff Atmospherics to the various settlements around the Luna Colony. A former commander in the U.S. Space Force, not only is Mil something of a legend on the moon, he’s also earned a reputation for being bad-tempered and difficult to work with, which makes him the perfect man for such a solitary undertaking. Being an oxygen farmer is largely uneventful work, but all that changes when Mil accidentally stumbles across a highly radiated exclusion zone that doesn’t exist on any official documentation. When Mil’s discovery leads to the gruesome death of a beloved young astronaut and then a spacecraft explodes mere moments before Mil is meant to board it, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy that goes all the way to the top. Worse still, Mil’s own daughter—from whom he's been estranged for years and now a high-ranking official with the Space Force—is adamantly keeping him from the truth. Despite his ornery nature—it feels as if Holmes has taken some inspiration from the likes of Harrison Ford and Robert De Niro for his leading man—Mil is also incredibly endearing. It’s the softer moments and chemistry that he shares with the colorful cast of characters—his granddaughter and girlfriend in particular—that stand out as sharp and fast-paced dialogue moves the story forward at breakneck speed. Readers will find themselves rooting for Mil and his companions as they race against time before more lives are lost and irreparable damage is done to the colony they call home.
An action-packed thriller perfect for fans of Andy Weir and Jack McDevitt.