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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. Best Read Delta-V by Daniel Suarez For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr If you re into stuff like this, you can read the full review.Ryugu Delta V by Daniel Suarez We will only be able to make deep space viable for humanity when the math makes sense, and at the moment, we re still working that problem In Delta V by Daniel SuarezI m not sure I completely understood the economic argument for mining asteroids but the way I understand it, it goes something like thisTake platinum as an example currently very rare on Earth If you can bring back platinum from s If you re into stuff like this, you can read the full review.Ryugu Delta V by Daniel Suarez We will only be able to make deep space viable for humanity when the math makes sense, and at the moment, we re still working that problem In Delta V by Daniel SuarezI m not sure I completely understood the economic argument for mining asteroids but the way I understand it, it goes something like thisTake platinum as an example currently very rare on Earth If you can bring back platinum from space and sell it on Earth at a competitive price then it ...There s gold in them thar asteroids In the near future commercial space exploration is growing, but not fast enough to suit billionaire Nathan Joyce who believes that humanity s only chance of long term survival is to immediately start mining asteroids This will not only provide critical resources and advance the technologies to let people start living in space, but it also could create an entirely new and sustainable economy Joyce is recruiting an multinational group of risk takers like cave There s gold in them thar asteroids In the near future commercial space exploration is growing, but not fast enough to suit billionaire Nathan Joyce who believes that humanity s only chance of long term survival is to immediately start mining asteroids This will not only provide critical resources and advance the technologies to let people start living in space, but it also could create an entirely new and sustainable economy Joyce is recruiting an multinational group of risk takers like cave diver James Tighe who have the skills necessary to be the first asteroid miners The mission will be unprecedented and dangerous, but not all the threats come from being in space.I...In 2032, various billionaires are competing with each other to monetize space exploration One of the billionaires, Nathan Joyce, has started an asteroid mining company and wants to find a crew for the first manned expedition A collection of 440 candidates is assembled They have varying skills, but they are linked by their daredevil natures Their number is to be winnowed down to 8 after rigorous training exercises and psychological evaluation Those selected will go on a 4 year mission to min In 2032, various billionaires are competing with each other to monetize space exploration One of the billionaires, Nathan Joyce, has started an asteroid mining company and wants to find a crew for the first manned expedition A collection of 440 candidates is assembled They have varying skills, but they are linked by their daredevil natures Their number is to be winnowed down to 8 after rigorous training exercises and psychological evaluation Those selected will go on a 4 year mission to mine an asteroid Joyce shares the daredevil qualities of his candidates and, assisted by Lukas Rochat, a young lawyer specializing in space law, he bulldozes ov...5 Far Stars for the Konstantin I should have been sleeping when I read this book but it was so good I had to stay up until the very end I love reading anything about space, whether it s hard science or science fiction, a fun space opera or a serious article, it doesn t matter as long as it takes me to that otherworldly place in the sky that most of us can only dream about visiting And this book did just that From the beginning of the crew s training, through the laughter and tears, and ever 5 Far Stars for the Konstantin I should have been sleeping when I read this book but it was so good I had to stay up until the very end I love reading anything about space, whether it s hard science or science fiction, a fun space opera or a serious article, it doesn t matter as long as it takes me to that otherworldly place in the sky that most of us can only dream about visiting And this book did just that From the beginning of the crew s training, through the laughter and tears, and every new first on their four year journey, all the way to that final edge of your seat, re entry, I felt like I was right there with them the entire time I worked as a NASA contractor for quite a few years and live just a few minutes from Marshall Space Flight Center so my passion for space exploration and all things space related runs quite deep so I love when authors take the time to write about space Books like these not only allow me to live vicariously through the characters butimpo...Suarez has done his homework for this near future asteroid mining SF thriller The book is set in the early 2030s, which seems very soon for some of the technology it extrapolates It gets melodramatic at times, and the characteriza...It felt very tired and the plot overdone Characters were also very predictable and two dimensional.A must read Like everything Suarez has written it is hard to put down This is his best book since Daemon Anyone interested in commercial space, asteroid mining, or just a great sci fi story should read it.Not as good as Change Agent, but pretty good.Boring The plot is tired and the characters aren t great I wanted to like this book, but I just couldn t.

Delta-V
  • English
  • 07 November 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 437 pages
  • 1524742414
  • Daniel Suarez
  • Delta-V