Orbital Bombardment Victory Road by Wil McCarthy - ISBN: 9781668073544
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Post-apocalyptic road trip: discover America’s dangerous, rebuilt, and bizarre new world.
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Orbital Bombardment Victory Road

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    304 pages

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    15 December 2026

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Summary

A road trip AFTER the end of the world!

Looking for America

You’re twenty-something and looking for the meaning of life. If you were an 18th century aristocrat, you’d take the Grand Tour. In the 1960s, you’d hop a Greyhound, or get on your motorcycle. In 22nd century America, you take a road trip across the continent on the Orbital Bombardment Victory Road. Thanks to the spacers, there is one smooth, but dangerous, road, running through commun…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781668073544
ISBN-10:1668073544
Author:Wil McCarthy
Publisher:Baen Books
Imprint:Baen Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:15 December 2026
Weight:662g
Dimensions:235mm x 156mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

Praise for Rich Man’s Sky:
“Action SF built on a hard foundation of cutting-edge science.” —Walter Jon Williams

“An action-crammed story that darts at hyper-speed from Burning Man, Nevada to Suriname to a convent on the Moon to an orbiting colony that’s clearly up to something. A jam-packed adventure fizzing with mind-blowing concepts, and a great read!” —Connie Willis

“A hard science fiction tour de force, populated by memorable characters in a tale of intrigue, adventure, and irresistible market forces.” —Linda Nagata
Praise for Antediluvian:
“… gripping and … grounded in archaeology.” —Publishers Weekly

“… plenty of verisimilitude … superbly intriguing and captivating … bravura historical recreations, full of conjectural material… . Presenting us with a colorful cast of characters from across the millennia who have thick and rich existences, and affirming that the cosmic stream of life flows forcefully despite all small blockades, McCarthy has written a novel that looks both forwards and backwards, thus making a stellar return to the field.” —Locus
Praise for Wil McCarthy:
“McCarthy is an entertaining, intelligent, amusing writer, with Heinlein’s knack for breakneck plotting and, at the same time, Clarke’s thoughtfulness.” —Booklist

“Imagination really is the only limit.” —The New York Times

“The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place.” —Publishers Weekly

“A bright light on the SF horizon.” —David Brin

“Wil McCarthy demonstrates that he has a sharp intelligence, a galaxy-spanning imagination, and the solid scientific background to make it all work.” —Connie Willis

“In nearly every passage, we get another slice of the science of McCarthy’s construction, and a deeper sense of danger and foreboding … McCarthy develops considerable tension.” —San Diego Union-Tribune

“An ingenious yarn with challenging ideas, well-handled technical details, and plenty of twists and turns.” —Kirkus

About The Author

Wil McCarthy

Wil McCarthy

Engineer, novelist, journalist, and entrepreneur, Wil McCarthy is a former contributing editor for WIRED magazine and science columnist for the SyFy channel. A lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, Seiun, AnLab, Colorado Book, Theodore Sturgeon, and Philip K. Dick awards.

His short fiction has been published in Analog, Asimov’s, WIRED, and SF Age. His novels include the New York Times Notable Bloom, Amazon.com “Best of Y2K” The Collapsium (a national bestseller), To Crush the Moon, and Antediluvian. He has also written for television, appeared on The History Channel and The Science Channel, and published nonfiction in numerous magazines.

Previously a flight controller for Lockheed Martin Space Launch Systems and later an engineering manager for Omnitech Robotics and founder, president, and CTO of Raven Brick LLC, McCarthy holds patents in seven countries. This includes twenty-nine issued U.S. patents in the field of nanostructured optical materials.

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