Rocket Summer: The Cost of Reaching the Stars

The world is ready to celebrate its greatest technological triumph. Crowds gather, vendors shout, and the future seems close enough to touch. But beneath the excitement lies a deeper unease—an uncomfortable question about whether humanity is prepared for the power it so eagerly embraces. Rocket Summer is not a story about machinery or spaceflight. It is a story about timing, responsibility, and the dangerous temptation to outrun our own moral development.

As anticipation builds, one man stands apart, haunted by the consequences of unrestrained progress. He understands that invention does not arrive in a vacuum. Every new breakthrough reshapes culture, ambition, and conflict. The promise of escape becomes a mirror, reflecting humanity’s unresolved fears and contradictions. What unfolds is a chilling meditation on control, sacrifice, and the cost of letting desire outrun wisdom.

Ray Bradbury was one of the most influential voices in twentieth-century science fiction, known for blending poetic language with sharp social insight. Rather than celebrating technology for its own sake, Bradbury questioned how innovation changes human behavior. Rocket Summer captures that tension perfectly, offering a powerful reminder that the future is shaped as much by ethics as by invention.

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Release date

Audiobook: 21 September 2022