by Wil McCarthy
First published 2015
In 2106, John Strasheim leads six other astronauts on humanity's most dangerous mission yet. Microscopic machine creatures called Mycora have overrun the inner solar system with their deadly, self-replicating ecology. These fast-mutating nanobots escaped their creators and forced humanity to flee to the outer planets. The survivors huddle under the ice of Jupiter's moons, protected by the Immunity defense system, but mycospores still threaten to breach their habitats and trigger catastrophic blooms. Now Strasheim's crew pilots a specially built ship through the lethal Mycosystem toward their ultimate destination: infected Earth. The journey home means confronting an enemy that adapts faster than any defense can counter it. Against this nearly unstoppable foe, the crew discovers that human nature itself becomes both their greatest weakness and their last hope for survival.
Genres: adventure, action, aliens, astronomy, 21st-century, artificial-intelligence, biology, apocalyptic
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Earth, Jupiter, Solar System
Period: 2106
304 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform