Critical Mass

In Daniel Suarez's latest space-tech thriller, a group of innovative astropreneurs embarks on a perilous mission to rescue colleagues stranded on a distant asteroid amid escalating global tensions and a climate crisis on Earth. As they face unprecedented engineering challenges, they must develop advanced space infrastructure—like a spin-gravity station and an orbital solar power refinery—to save their team and demonstrate the potential of space industry as a solution to Earth's mounting troubles. With a gripping mix of ingenuity and urgency, the story unfolds against the backdrop of a new space race, where the stakes for humanity's future have never been higher.