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In New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarezs latest spacetech thriller a group of pioneering astropreneurs must overcome neverbeforeattempted engineering challenges to rescue colleagues stranded at a distant asteroidkicking off a new space race in which Earths climate crisis could well hang in the balance

When unforeseen circumstances during an innovativeand unsanctionedcommercial asteroidmining 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 asteroids next swing by Earth

In the process theyll need to establish the first spingravity station in deep space the first orbiting solar power satellite and refinery and historic infrastructure on the moons surfaceall of which could alleviate a deepening ecological political and economic crisis back on Earth and prove that spacebased industry is not only profitable but possibly humanitys best hope for a livable peaceful future