The complete Earthbound Orbit series. 4th edition.
When the Ares IV mission launched, it took Simon Lupowitz’s parents 140 million miles away—and left him grounded as the sole guardian of his seven-year-old brother, Alan. In this complete three-part saga, what begins as a quiet struggle to build a family in an empty apartment transforms into a high-stakes battle against the corporation that owns the sky.


As Simon navigates the crushing weight of being "Mission Control" for a boy who would rather hunt weevils in the dirt than look up at the stars, a terrifying truth emerges from the paperwork. A hidden "Legacy Clause" reveals that Alan isn’t just a child left behind—he is the collateral for the mission’s funding.



From the heartbreak of the initial separation to the legal warfare of a custody battle, and finally into the static of a catastrophic signal failure, Simon must rely on a chaotic "Pack" of allies to break the contract. Because when the Administration rushes to declare the crew dead and the data streams go dark, Simon discovers that the only thing stronger than a corporate algorithm is a family that refuses to let go.