The skies are a dangerous place for a teenage pilot with a stolen airplane and a physicist with a quantum computer secret. Chloe flees her unsafe foster home in a stolen antique airplane. Professor Dochauser eludes a Russian spy willing to kill for the professor's breakthrough in quantum computing. When their paths collide, they begin a cross-country quest to find Chloe's grandfather and a safe haven for the professor. The Russian mafia, FBI, and social services race to find the runaway and the quantum prototype that can tip the balance of world power. But not everyone in the chase is who they seem... Reader's Favorite 5 Star Review: "...a gripping thriller that takes readers on a high-stakes adventure [and]...a captivating story filled with suspense and action."Onlinebookclub.org 5 Star Review: "This entertaining thriller will have you hooked from start to finish with its upbeat tempo that never let's go [and]...a perfect spell-binding book.""An exhilarating adventure from the opening salvo, Against the Wind follows a global race for next-generation quantum computing technology replete with hitmen, spies, scientists, and a headstrong runaway orphan suddenly thrust into the center of a global threat to national security. Ideal for fans of aviation, espionage, and adventure, Baldwin's writing is crisp, emotive, and atmospheric. The steadily escalating stakes and relatable characters make for an engaging, enjoyable read from start to finish." - Award-winning author Nate Granzow An avid pilot, backcountry hiker, canoer, and whitewater enthusiast, A.W. Baldwin takes his readers on adventures in ancient lands that shape the motives and spirits of his characters. He has written six award-winning and best-selling thrillers featuring "Relic," a moonshining hermit living deep in the remote canyons of Utah. Raptor Canyon, Wings Over Ghost Creek, and Broken Inn each received the Grand Master Adventure Writers' Finalist Awards. The Antidote won the 1st Place Grand Master AWC Award (can a botany student, a couple of old-timers, and genetically modified seeds provide the antidote for climate change?) Moonshine Mesa (a "Relic" novel) won the Readers' Favorite Gold Medal in the thriller-environmental genre.