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Critical Mass

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Critical Mass

By: Daniel Suarez
Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
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 In New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez's latest space-tech thriller, a group of pioneering astropreneurs must overcome never-before-attempted engineering challenges to rescue colleagues stranded at a distant asteroid—kicking off a new space race in which Earth's climate crisis could well hang in the balance.

When unforeseen circumstances during an innovative—and unsanctioned—commercial asteroid-mining mission leave two crew members stranded, those who make it back must engineer a rescue, all while navigating a shifting web of global political alliances and renewed Cold War tensions. With Earth governments consumed by the ravages of climate change and unable to take the risks necessary to make rapid progress in space, the crew must build their own nextgen spacecraft capable of mounting a rescue in time for the asteroid's next swing by Earth.

In the process they'll need to establish the first spin-gravity station in deep space, the first orbiting solar power satellite and refinery, and historic infrastructure on the moon's surface—all of which could alleviate a deepening ecological, political, and economic crisis back on Earth, and prove that space-based industry is not only profitable, but possibly humanity's best hope for a livable, peaceful future. Adventure Fiction Science Fiction Space Exploration Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Interstellar Thriller Technology Exciting
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This picked up very well from where the previous book left off, and took the reader a long for a slowly-paced, well thought out story - that is up until the last few chapters. The last few chapters feel very rushed, with a very noticeable increase in the passage of time and simple resolution of problems.

The technical elements of this book seem very well thought out, whether it's the value that block chain can bring or the raft of capabilities that support the CCE's material acquisition and use.

With regard to characters; JT seems needlessly frustrating and inflexible this time out. His single-minded focus may drive the reader to hope he fails or makes a costly error... But yet he never seems to.

A good sequel with pacing and character issues

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This has been a great story and well narrated but the third Act would be great.

A Good 2nd Act Story Well Narrated ended well but a 3rd act?

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Things happen, but there is no suspense to them. Nooo a problem... Here's a solution.
The first one was excellent.
Definitely one of my favorite authors.

No candle to the first one.

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I found it sluggish at points. I can't tell if it was the writing or the narrator.

Good plot, but not as good as first

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A little long in the middle, but a fun book to listen to. Lots of accessible science , never felt bored listening.
Also, a great performance by the narrator!

Great follow on from the first book.

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