by S. B. Divya
First published 2018
Toby Benson faces the opportunity of a lifetime. At nineteen, his physical body has betrayed him, but technology offers another path. He can become the first human consciousness to orbit the moon without flesh, achieving a form of digital immortality. The mission launches successfully, and Toby's disembodied mind travels toward Earth's satellite. But when his trajectory takes him behind the lunar surface, communication with Earth cuts out completely. In the absolute darkness and silence of space's far side, isolation threatens to destroy him. The cold vacuum becomes more than a physical challenge. It becomes a test of whether human consciousness can survive alone in the infinite dark. Toby must find the strength to endure until he emerges back into Earth's signal range, or risk losing himself forever in the void.
Genres: science-fiction, space, adventure, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: man-vs-nature, survival
Setting: Earth, Moon
Period: 21st-century
16 pages · Kindle Edition · Tor Books