description: Olympus Station, affectionately known as Skycan, orbits the Earth and is home to 130 beamjacks. These are the people who are building the future, the space-stations that will open up the new territory. But frontier life can be dangerous and Skycan holds a secret that could threaten world stability.
language: English
title: Orbital Decay
titlecomplete: Orbital Decay (Near Space, #1)
genres: 20th Century, Science Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space, Fiction, Space Opera, Amazon, Hard Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 700
series: Near Space
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Locus Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Time Warner Books UK