First published 2019
James Tighe makes his living diving in remote caves when an unexpected invitation arrives from billionaire Nathan Joyce. The summons to Joyce's private island seems like an error until Tighe learns why he was chosen. Joyce wants to mine a near-earth asteroid and needs people with rare skills for the dangerous mission. The goal extends beyond profit to establishing humanity's first off-world economy. Tighe joins a crew of extreme risk-takers: former soldiers, astronauts, BASE jumpers, and mountain climbers. The financial rewards could be enormous, but the personal costs may prove fatal. Competition among crew members intensifies as they face the brutal realities of multi-year space travel. Isolated in the void between worlds, they must depend on each other to survive both cosmic hazards and corporate betrayal. Their mission carries the weight of transforming humanity from a planet-bound species into explorers of the solar system.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, high-stakes
Setting: Private Island, Near-Earth Asteroid
Period: Contemporary
437 pages · Hardcover · Dutton
Content warnings: violence