Tyler, Jason, and Diane are growing up together in the suburbs of Washington, DC. One night, as they are outside looking up at the sky, something shocking happens - all the stars go out at once. The 'Hypotheticals' have wrapped the earth in a spin membrane that isolates the Earth, making time move millions of times slower inside the barrier than outside. In Tyler, Diane, and Jason's lifetime the sun will turn into a red giant and consume the earth - unless they can figure out how to escape the Spin!Join the Hugonauts book club on discord!Or you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer videoThis week we were joined by Jonathan from Words in Time - check out his channel on YouTube!Similar books we recommend: Contact - Carl Sagan (https://hugonauts.simplecast.com/episodes/contact)Childhood's End - Arthur C. ClarkeThree Body Problem - Cixin Liu (https://hugonauts.simplecast.com/episodes/the-three-body-problem)