The bestselling author of Daemon returns with a near-future technological thriller, in which a charismatic billionaire recruits a team of adventurers to launch the first deep space mining operation - a mission that could alter the trajectory of human civilization.
When itinerant cave diver James Tighe receives an invitation to billionaire Nathan Joyce's private island, he thinks it must be a mistake. But Tighe's unique skill set makes him a prime candidate for Joyce's high-risk venture to mine a near-earth asteroid - with the goal of kick-starting an entire off-world economy. The potential rewards and personal risks are staggering, but the competition is fierce and the stakes couldn't be higher.
Isolated and pushed beyond their breaking points, Tighe and his fellow twenty-first century adventurers - ex-soldiers, former astronauts, BASE jumpers, and mountain climbers - must rely on each other to survive not only the dangers of a multi-year expedition but the harsh realities of business in space. They're determined to transform humanity from an Earth-bound species to a space-faring one - or die trying.
The series
When Earth's resources begin to dwindle and political systems stall under the weight of short-term thinking, a private venture dares to look up—not in hope, but in calculation. This is the driving force behind Delta-V, a near-future science fiction series that doesn’t just speculate about space exploration; it interrogates the economic, ethical, and psychological costs of turning the final frontier into the next extraction site.
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At its heart is a handpicked crew of extreme risk-takers: cave divers, hackers, astronauts, and entrepreneurs, united not by loyalty or idealism but by the singular pull of a dangerous promise—asteroid mining. But this isn’t the glossy, utopian space travel of golden-age sci-fi. The journey is raw, grueling, and grounded in science, where every decision comes with life-or-death consequences and failure doesn’t just mean personal ruin—it could unravel a delicate geopolitical balance back on Earth.
The series thrives in that gray zone where ambition collides with human fallibility. Characters evolve not just through external challenges but through their own moral reckoning. What does it mean to pioneer a new era of civilization when the same power struggles that plagued Earth follow you beyond gravity’s reach? The silence of space in these pages feels vast, yes—but it also hums with tension.
Layered with themes of survival, trust, and the unchecked reach of corporate power, this story captures both the wonder and terror of becoming an interplanetary species. And while its scope is undeniably grand, the narrative remains intimate—focused on the fractured relationships, inner doubts, and quiet moments of awe that define humanity in the face of the unknown.
Equal parts space thriller and speculative cautionary tale, this is a series for readers who want their science fiction grounded in the plausible, shaped by real-world technologies, and deeply concerned with what the future asks of us. It's not just about reaching the stars—it’s about what we bring with us when we do.
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