First Paragraph of My New Novel 'Burning Sky'

A few days ago, I announced the signing of a contract for a new mass market paperback to be published by Solaris called Burning Sky. I sat down today and wrote the first 1111 words. I discovered that the main character, who is referred to by his team and others as Boy Scout, has an affinity for Cormac McCarthy, Herman Melville, and those books that pit man against nature.

I thought I might share the first paragraph with you. Sure, this is going to get a hundred edits and this might not be the first paragraph in the final version, but today, the first day writing this, it is the first paragraph and one that I'm proud to share.