<p><strong>Earth to Mars in Twelve Minutes. </strong></p><p>James Hayden has a dream and the Riggs test vehicle is going to take him there. But when failure after failure leads to his last chance exploding spectacularly he must partner with an AI and gamble everything for one last shot at the stars.</p><p><em>43 Seconds</em> is a hard science fiction short story set in the <em>Hayden's World</em> universe. The story is a 6000 word short story (1 hour of narration) and is the perfect size for listening on the go.</p><p>This updated edition includes the bonus story <em>Silver-Side Up</em> a 1900 word short about two old friends a silver spaceship and a perfect day for a test flight.</p>