An

exhilarating dive into the secret history of humankind’s race to the moon, from

acclaimed author Amy Cherrix. This fascinating and immersive read is perfect for

fans of Steve Sheinkin’s Bomb and M. T. Anderson’s Symphony for the City of

the Dead

You’ve heard of the space race, but do

you know the whole story?

The most ambitious race humankind has

ever undertaken was masterminded in the shadows by two engineers on opposite

sides of the Cold War—Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi officer living in the

US, and Sergei Korolev, a Russian rocket designer once jailed for crimes

against his country—and your textbooks probably never told you.

Von Braun became an American hero, recognized

the world over, while Korolev toiled in obscurity. These two brilliant

rocketeers never met, but together they shaped the science of spaceflight and redefined

modern warfare. From Stalin’s brutal Gulag prisons and Hitler’s concentration

camps to Cape Canaveral and beyond, their simultaneous quests pushed

science—and human ingenuity—to the breaking point.

From Amy Cherrix comes the extraordinary

hidden story of the space race and the bitter rivalry that launched humankind

to the moon.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.