{"product_id":"letter-44-compendium-9781534334106","title":"Letter 44 Compendium","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A very plausible, well-researched scenario on how NASA-or an entity like it-might mount an extensive, high-stakes space exploration mission to save mankind.\" --Ed Stanton, NASA Orion Engineer, Kennedy Space Center\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cult-favorite, political sci-fi series is collected, for the first time, in one complete volume. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen newly-elected president Stephen Blades is sworn into office, the last thing he expected to find on his desk was a letter written by the outgoing president, alerting him to a harrowing secret kept hidden from the world: seven years ago, NASA discovered alien presence in the asteroid belt and sent a stealth mission crewed by nine astronauts to make contact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e President Blades has just become the most powerful man on the planet. But only this planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mixing provocative political intrigue, with high-stakes sci-fi action, \u003ci\u003eLetter 44 \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping and complex look at leadership in the face of uncertainty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Image Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534334106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.94lbs","brand":"Charles Soule","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45351365542069,"sku":"9781534334106","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ec57ff94-aa8f-438b-8224-9c7077e918f6.jpg?v=1746541232","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/letter-44-compendium-9781534334106","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}