"It begins in 1964 with what may be a murder, the sudden and unexpected death of Sergei Korolev, the man who ran the Soviet Space program. Young Yuri Ribko, an engineering student working for one of Korolev's bureaus, is either fortunate or unfortunate to have an uncle who is a high-ranking member of state security. Yuri's uncle recruits himt to spy within the bureau so as to assist in identifying possible threats to the Space Program."--Cover.
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