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frontier beyond Neptune remains unexplored. When astrophysicist Dr. Elena
Vasquez intercepts a repeating signal from the edge of known space, she is
thrust into the most dangerous mission in human history.
Aboard the deep-space vessel Helios, a crew of five ventures beyond the Kuiper
Belt to discover what no one believed existed — a ninth planet, ancient and
impossible, hiding secrets that could reshape the destiny of the human race.
But they are not the only ones listening.
As alliances fracture and the planet's mysteries deepen, Elena must confront the
terrifying possibility that some doors were never meant to be opened. A sweeping
science fiction epic about discovery, sacrifice, and the price of knowledge at
the edge of the universe.
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About the author
Russell Scott is a science fiction writer and futurist with a lifelong fascination with space exploration, first contact scenarios, and the philosophical implications of encountering intelligence beyond our own. His work explores the intersection of hard science and human emotion, asking not just what we might find among the stars, but what the finding might reveal about who we are.
The Ninth Planet is his debut novel. He lives with his family and an unreasonable number of books.
