The Betrayal — Patrick Neal

In the year Twenty-one fifty-seven, the leading scientists have released to the press that they have found a class M planet named, “Geminus Terrarum” in a neighboring solar system. Data gathered from spectrum analysis has confirmed it has liquid water and an atmosphere. Until recently, they haven't been able to determine the chemical makeup of G.T. because of the condition of its star, named “Solaris.” They have determined the star is in its last stages of life, as its interior erupts into space from either pole. This extra-solar planet has an elliptical orbit which may have allowed life to evolve. With the advent of the Interferometer, and the help of private funding, NDSO, (National Deep Space Operations) assembled a team of scientists to study the conditions of Solaris and its occupying class M planet before the star becomes a supernova, overtaking the entire solar system. This is the story of David Smith, one of the team of seven chosen to go...