Delta-v

<b>The bestselling author of <i>Daemon </i>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.</b><br> &#160;<br> 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.<br> &#160;<br> 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.