Phases of Gravity
Richard Braedecker thought his greatest challenge was walking on the moon, but that was until he meets a mysterious woman who shows him his past.  Join Braedecker as he comes to grips with the son and wife he lost in his passion for space exploration, his forgotten childhood and the loss he experienced during the death-flight of the Challenger.  The most difficult exploration of his life is not the cold, rocky cervices of the moon, but the warm interior of his heart.  Brilliant and beautifully written, PHASES OF GRAVITY is a masterpiece that combines love and loss that transports readers far beyond the confines of space and time.
Fiction, Science Fiction, Self-actualization (Psychology), Man-woman relationships, Fathers and sons
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the *Hyperion Cantos* and the *Ilium*/*Olympos* cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. A typical example of Simmons' intermingling of genres is *Song of Kali* (1985), winner of the World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz.

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