The tomorrow people : a science fiction novel

In the summer of 1976 a daring experimental spacecraft disappears into the cold darkness beyond the Moon, carrying two volunteers on a mission no one fully understands. Three years later the hull drifts back, battered and empty, with only one crew member alive. The mystery of what transpired in the void becomes the thread that pulls the story forward.

Johnny Wendt awakens in a modest New York apartment, haunted by fragments of a nightmare that feels all too real. His wife Lisa, half‑asleep and clutching a book, offers coffee while he clings to the lingering scent of the ship’s fuel and the heat of his own sweat. Their ordinary morning unravels slowly, revealing how the trauma of space has seeped into the cracks of everyday life.

As Johnny struggles to reconcile the silent, dust‑covered capsule with the familiar walls of his home, the narrative drifts between the stark void of deep space and the intimate tensions of his marriage. Listeners are drawn into a meditation on memory, loss, and the unknown forces that linger after a journey beyond the stars.