'Delta-V: Critical Mass' is a near-future techno thriller that delves into the challenges and solutions faced by its characters in the context of asteroid mining and the development of a space economy. The author, Daniel Suarez, expertly blends cutting-edge science with compelling storytelling, offering a hopeful vision of the future while exploring themes of space orbital mechanics, global economics, and philosophy. The book follows a slow burn narrative that builds up through geopolitics and detailed problem-solving scenarios, ultimately delivering a thought-provoking and moving tale of kickstarting a viable economy in space.
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In New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez's latest space-tech thriller, a group of pioneering astropreneurs must overcome never-before-attempted engineering challenges to rescue colleagues stranded at a distant asteroid-kicking off a new space race in which Earth's climate crisis could well hang in the balance.
When unforeseen circumstances during an innovative - and unsanctioned - commercial asteroid-mining mission leave two crew members stranded, those who make it back must engineer a rescue, all while navigating a shifting web of global political alliances and renewed Cold War tensions. With Earth governments consumed by the ravages of climate change and unable to take the risks necessary to make rapid progress in space, the crew must build their own nextgen spacecraft capable of mounting a rescue in time for the asteroid's next swing by Earth.
In the process they'll need to establish the first spin-gravity station in deep space, the first orbiting solar power satellite and refinery, and historic infrastructure on the moon's surface - all of which could alleviate a deepening ecological, political, and economic crisis back on Earth, and prove that space-based industry is not only profitable , but possibly humanity's best hope for a livable, peaceful future.
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Really enjoying this story so far. This was even better than the first one, and the cliffhanger ending promises great things in the final entry. I’ll be looking forward to that one’s release.
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