A cargo ship lifts off the ocean and flies away. With its entire crew aboard. Noone knows why. No one even knows it happened.That's only the beginning.Someone has stolen something from the heart of the Earth.And now the Earth is slowing down.Drops of seawater rise from the surface. Trees strain toward the sky. The weightof things drains away. When the rotation stops completely, the atmosphere willbleed into space - and every living thing with it.One man spent thirty years warning the experts. The experts laughed. No one islaughing now.A few hours remain before the slowdown becomes irreversible.The countdown has begun.When it reaches zero, the Earth will never turn again.Weight Ø. The debut science thriller by Maurixio FIORINO.