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Made a syndicate spider ally for SS14. Check it out on the Dellta-V sever! https://github.com/DeltaV-Station/Delta-v/pull/5783
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WARNING: Spider
Made a syndicate spider ally for SS14. Check it out on the Dellta-V sever! https://github.com/DeltaV-Station/Delta-v/pull/5783
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DELTA-V by Daniel Suarez
RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2019
In the year 2032, heroic cave diver James "J.T." Tighe is recruited by shifty bitcoin billionaire Nathan Joyce for a daring undertaking in outer space.
As a private entrepreneur, Joyce is out to introduce asteroid mining in cis-lunar space (the area above Earth's gravity well), which, by establishing commerce there, will, he promises, pave the way for space travel. The rub is that Joyce will do anything to keep the project afloat, including breaking laws and keeping crucial details secret. Tighe and his fellow crew members, ranging from a young male electronics expert from Nigeria to a legendary female mountain climber from Argentina, are tested and trained on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, where they are bound to a strict confidentiality clause and denied any personal privacy. By the time these handsomely paid adventurers make it "farther from Earth than any human beings in history," we learn about their varied backgrounds, particularly the lingering effects of Tighe's troubled past. Fatal accidents occur before a shocking death imperils the crew's return home. Suarez's (Change Agent, 2017, etc.) ability to keep things humming through low-key stretches as well as dramatic sequences reflects his skills as a writer. He makes a curious choice in quickly dropping the sexual tension arising from group showers, among other nude encounters. But Suarez is otherwise in admirable control. A cut above most tech novels, Suarez's latest benefits from his attention to detail, which boosts the believability of his futuristic vision.
Book Review: Delta-V by Daniel Suarez
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Delta-V is one of my favorite techno-thriller sci-fi books of 2023! I wish I could erase the plot from my memory just so I could read it again for the first time. I am so glad there is a sequel (Critical Mass), which just came out last month. I came to this book at the perfect time because I don't have to wait to continue the adventure.
James Tighe is a cave diver with a traumatic past who is recruited by a billionaire to (potentially) become an asteroid miner. The technology the billionaire is proposing seems a little ahead of its time, and the mission is kept under wraps from the public. It is presented as a possibility for the future… Not something that will actually be happening in the coming months/years. Tighe must go through intense physical and mental training to be selected as a candidate for the mining operation, which will occur in deep space (farther than any human has gone before). As he accepts the opportunity to make some healthy cash and mine asteroids for resources that could aid deep space travel in the future, he finds himself caught in a web of technological catastrophes, business politics, and a massive secret that will compromise his mission's success.
This book checks all the boxes I want in my sci-fi reads. It is fast-paced, has that yummy but horrifying boot camp style "you have to earn this" experience we all love (the sci-fi version of trials we find in fantasy books), is technologically intriguing, and scientifically educational (this is a hard sci-fi), but it also has heart. In a lot of sci-fi books, it can be hard to really get good characterization and connect with the people you are reading about since some authors focus a little too much on the tech and not as much on the characters. Not so here! Though romance is far from the biggest plot theme, it does make appearances that will punch you in the gut. I truly cared about the relationships among/between characters. Each one received thought and development. Even though this book is heavvvyyyyy on the tech descriptions and challenges, the human aspect is not lost. The challenges will make your heart pound because you love everyone so much and you don't want anything bad to happen to them. (Also, the tech parts are amazing and will make you feel smart even if you know nothing about astrophysics, economics, or geology.) I was on the edge of my seat the entire time! If you love The Expanse, then you will want to read Delta-V, because it is even better. Just FYI you might want to flip to the back of the book before getting into the middle of the story because there are pictures of what the mining shuttle and its components look like. I didn't realize this until the end. There are also great book recommendations at the end, which helped to inspire Delta-V!
This book came out in 2019 and, therefore, is not a NetGalley read for me, but Daniel Suarez will be added to my NetGalley profile as one of my new favorite authors. I want more!!
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