Accidental Astronaut

Name: Accidental Astronaut
Price: 0.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (1564 reviews)
Author: J.N. Chaney

by J.N. Chaney

Thriller Science Fiction

4.4 (1,564)

4.4 stars from 1,564 reviews. Top 84% of Thriller books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy science fiction that grounds itself in real physics and actual survival problems, not just space opera spectacle.
You like protagonists who stumble into heroism by accident rather than destiny, and watch them scramble to keep up.
You want a thriller pace that never lets you catch your breath, mixing practical problem-solving with genuine cosmic stakes.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer character-driven literary fiction over plot-driven adventure and survival narratives.
You're looking for hard science fiction that spends time explaining every technical detail—this prioritises momentum over exposition.
You want your heroes to be confident and competent from page one, not reluctant and making it up as they go.

About this book

Dr. Erik Manheim discovers evidence in ancient ruins of a rogue planet that brings devastation to Earth with each pass. He needs a warrior—a Navy SEAL—to help confront this threat. Instead, he finds Jack Schafer, a hung-over bush pilot who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Jack is drawn into a mission spanning from the Alaskan wilderness to space, a journey he was never meant to survive. With humanity's future at stake, an unprepared pilot becomes an unlikely hope for salvation.

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Currently on sale at $0.99 — 80% off peak. Price has dropped 1 time over the last 8 months.

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Currently #5,363 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Sales have softened 23% recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 1,564 reviews

Gaining approximately 258 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has dipped slightly from 5.0 to 4.4.

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