Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space is out now
“Superb…meticulous… exacting… the story is rendered dreamlike so that readers can’t help but hope, as it unfolds page by page, that somehow this time the outcome will be different”
Washington Post
“A true-life thriller”
New York Times
“Gripping… evocative... beguiling”
Publishers Weekly (Starred review)
“Deeply researched, fluently written”
Kirkus Reviews (Starred review)
“Comprehensive and affecting…illuminates a tragedy that was entirely preventable”
Booklist (Starred review)
“One of this generation’s best nonfiction writers working at the top of his game”
Garrett M. Graff, author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Watergate
From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research—a riveting history that reads like a thriller.
Midnight In Chernobyl
The definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster: a powerful investigation into how propaganda, secrecy, and myth have obscured the true story of one of the twentieth century’s greatest disasters.
Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Nonfiction and a New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year
‘Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying... every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordinary.’ - New York Times
‘Tells the story of the disaster and its gruesome aftermath with thriller-like flair... wonderful and chilling... written with skill and passion.’ - The Observer
Adam Higginbotham is the author of Midnight in Chernobyl, winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and one of the New York Times’ Ten Best Books of 2019.
His latest book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space will be published by Avid Reader Press on May 14 2024.