Showing results for "Critical Mass" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Merry Band of Pirates are in desperate trouble after the end of their last mission, and the real danger to humanity is just getting started. Hostile aliens have discovered there is something odd going on with wormholes in the galaxy, and their investigations could lead to finding a shortcut to Earth....

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...

With the Earth in ruins from three catastrophic impacts, surviving the fallout was only the beginning. Unleashed from its celestial vector, the Prometheus Pathogen ravages those left behind, revealing how controlling life and death is a trait that will always be a driving force. As science advances, so does the threat of wielding that power. Caught in the fight to access a potential cure, Kyle risks everything he has left to secure a future for his daughter, but the most lethal obstacles are those he can’t see coming. When lines are blurred, the way out may not always be straightforward.

2038: James Tighe, ehemaliger Höhlentaucher und nun Weltraum-Pionier, ist zurück auf der Erde, nachdem er mit seiner Crew Rohstoffe vom fernen Asteroiden Ryugu abgebaut hat. Doch zwei Kollegen sind noch immer auf der Station im All, und niemand weiß, wie lange sie überleben können. Der Asteroid wird erst in vier Jahren in erreichbare Entfernung zur Erde gelangen. Vorher bleibt jeder Rettungsversuch ausgeschlossen. Gleichzeitig wächst angesichts der fatalen Folgen des Klimawandels das Interesse globaler Großmächte an der Asteroidenbergbau-Mission.