Critical Mass (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593183632)

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.

Author: Daniel Suarez
ISBN-10: 0593183630
ISBN-13: 9780593183632
Publisher: Dutton
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 08/01/2022 pg. 10
Publishers Weekly 10/24/2022
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2022
Library Journal 12/01/2022 pg. 84
Booklist 02/17/2023