Writer, lecturer and artist Michael Carroll has over thirty books in print. He is a science journalist, novelist, and-collaborating with his wife-children's book author. His third novel, a cosmic adventure called Lords of the Ice Moons, was released in November of 2018 through Springer, and his latest non-fiction science book, Springer's Ice Worlds of the Solar System, came out in November of 2019.

Carroll is recipient of the AAS Division of Planetary Science's Jonathan Eberhart Award for best planetary science article of the year. He is a Fellow and founding member of the International Association for the Astronomical Arts, and recipient of the Lucien Rudaux award for lifetime achievement in the astronomical arts. He was a fellow in the 2016-17 Antarctic Artists and Writers Program of the U.S. National Science Foundation. One of his paintings is on the surface of Mars-in digital form-aboard the Phoenix lander.

Chapter One. Bradley Glenn.- Chapter Two. Waterhouse Hawkins in Central Park.- Chapter Three. The Lecture.- Chapter Four. Katya Joshi.- Chapter Five. Toying with eternity.- Chapter Six. the Wilds of Wyoming (and NYC).- Chapter Seven. Blue Glows and Lamplights.- Chapter Eight. Dreams of Greatness.- Chapter Nine. Princeton Papers.- Chapter Ten. The Chase.- Chapter Eleven. Missing the Mark.- Chapter Twelve. On the Trail.- Chapter Thirteen. Just Following Orders.- Chapter Fourteen. Visitation.- Chapter Fifteen. The List.- Chapter Sixteen. Main Course.- Chapter Seventeen. Luxury Vehicles.- Chapter Eighteen. New Digs.- Chapter Nineteen. Short Day.- Chapter Twenty. Roaches and Restaurants.- Chapter Twenty-One. Blue Skies.- Chapter Twenty-Two. Princeton II.- Chapter Twenty-Three. Phantom Visit.- Chapter Twenty-Four. Clandestine Chatter.- Chapter Twenty-Five. Todd in Wonderland.- Chapter Twenty-Six. Dresden Visits the Boss.- Chapter Twenty-Seven. Homecomings and Goings.- Chapter Twenty-Eight. Platypus Panoramas.- Chapter Twenty-Nine. 1939, Outskirts of Berlin.- Chapter Thirty. A New, Very Ancient World.- Chapter Thirty-One. Big Bruisers.- Chapter Thirty-Two. Welcoming Committee.- Chapter Thirty-Three. People Plotting Plans.- Chapter Thirty-Four. The Departure.- Chapter Thirty-Five. Reporting Back.- Chapter Thirty-Six. Dinner with Bradley.- Chapter Thirty-Seven. Sleep is for the Weak.- Chapter Thirty-eight. Inside Information.- Chapter Thirty-Nine. Deviations.- Chapter Forty. Deja Stew.- Chapter Forty-One. Test-Tube Baby.- Chapter Forty-Two. Room at the Back.- Chapter Forty-Three. View of the Ages.- Chapter Forty-Four. Facing the music.- Chapter Forty-Five. Snooping.- Chapter Forty-Six. Strange Rooms.- Chapter Forty-Seven. Thunder and Lightning.- Chapter Forty-Eight. Piddles and Puddles.- Chapter Forty-Nine. Scrambled Screens, Second Thoughts.- Chapter Fifty. Lost in the Fields of Time.- Chapter Fifty-One. Reunions .- Chapter Fifty-Two. Makeover.- Chapter Fifty-Three. Choosing Sides.- Chapter Fifty-Four. Kelsey and the Burglar.- Chapter Fifty-Five. Pandora.- Chapter Fifty-Six. Xavier and Xavier.- Chapter Fifty-Seven. No-Man's Land.- Chapter Fifty-Eight. Announcements and Partings.- Chapter Fifty-Nine. Missing in Action.- Chapter Sixty. Death-Throes of Thera.- Chapter Sixty-One. DOA.- Chapter Sixty-Two. Things are a Little Off.- Chapter Sixty-Three. The End of a Long Day.- Chapter Sixty-Four. Xavier and the Ambassador.- Chapter Sixty-Five. Pink Elephants and P.I.s.- Chapter Sixty-Six. Exit Strategy.- Chapter Sixty-Seven. Electronic Escapades.- Chapter Sixty-Eight. C-4 and Cannelloni.- Chapter Sixty-Nine. Secrets in the Dark.- Chapter Seventy. Mila MIA.- Chapter Seventy-One. Spies and Bonfires.- Chapter Seventy-Two. Boom or Bust.- Chapter Seventy-Three. Bad News.- Chapter Seventy-Four. Uneasy Reunions.- Chapter Seventy-Five. Off-season Christmas.- Chapter Seventy-Six. Conversations in the Dark.- Chapter Seventy-Seven. Moving Experiences.- Chapter Seventy-Eight. 1880, South London.- Chapter Seventy-Nine. Sand and Sea.- Chapter Eighty. The Science Behind the Story.