Gravity of a Journey

When Outpost Valkerie, the world’s most advanced Arctic laboratory for autonomous lunar manufacturing, is destroyed in a devastating attack, renowned scientist Dr. Nikhil Nanda goes missing. When his younger daughter receives a cryptic message that only she can decipher, she turns to the brilliant Tina Kohli for help. Together, they launch a desperate rescue effort, and against impossible odds, they bring Nikhil home. But their victory is short-lived. Within days, while attending a conference in Belgrade, Nikhil and his daughter are abducted and secretly transported to Outpost Zarya, Russia’s most heavily guarded Arctic research facility. Waiting for them is the brilliant and ruthless Olga Volkov, a scientist, intelligence operative, and grandmaster chess player who is determined to control the lunar economy for her country. Trapped deep inside Russia, father and daughter must rely on their ingenuity, courage, and unbreakable bond to contact their allies who must once again come to their rescue. What follows is a breathtaking contest fought not with armies, but with strategy, culminating in a masterful game of chess where every move carries global consequences, and the final word is checkmate. This is the gripping fifth novel of the acclaimed Gravity series, where one learns that sometimes the greatest journey is not measured by the distance traveled, but by the courage required to find your way home.