{"product_id":"hole-in-the-sky-9780385551113","title":"Hole in the Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gripping thriller--and Native American first contact story--from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRobopocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel H. Wilson, who is a Cherokee Nation citizen and has worked as a threat forecaster for the United States Air Force. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHole in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is mind-bending... indigenous knowledge collides with science fiction in a thrilling page-turner.\"--Sterlin Harjo, filmmaker and writer, \u003ci\u003eReservation Dogs \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the Great Plains of Oklahoma--in the heart of the Cherokee Nation--a strange atmospheric disturbance is noticed by Jim Hardgray, a down-on-his-luck father trying to reconnect with his teenaged daughter, Tawny. At NASA's headquarters in Houston, Texas, astrophysicist Dr. Mikayla Johnson observes an interaction with the Voyager 1 spacecraft and concludes that something enormous and unidentified is heading directly for Earth. And in an undisclosed bunker deep in the earth, an American threat forecaster known only as The Man Downstairs intercepts a cryptic communication and sends an urgent message to the president and highest-ranking military brass: \"First contact imminent.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel H. Wilson's \u003ci\u003eHole in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting thriller in the most creative tradition of extraterrestrial fiction. First contact comes to life through a Native American lens, with adrenaline-charged, stunning results. \u003ci\u003eHole in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive read that asks probing questions about nonhuman intelligence, the Western mindset, and humans' understanding of reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385551113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.81d","brand":"Daniel H. Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51495138230453,"sku":"9780385551113","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9ae9c2c4-fb9a-4417-bfe0-090409592493.jpg?v=1754974199","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hole-in-the-sky-9780385551113","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}