Pushing Ice
Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds, published by Orbit on August 4, 2020, is a science fiction novel that spans 528 pages. Set in the year 2057, the story follows Bella Lind and her crew aboard the nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, as they engage in the art of mining comets within the solar system. Their routine mission takes an unexpected turn when they receive alarming news about Janus, one of Saturn’s moons, which has mysteriously left its orbit and is hurtling into deep space.
Readers will find a narrative rich in themes of space exploration and first contact with extraordinary aliens. As the Rockhopper shadows Janus, it becomes evident that this celestial body is not what it seems, revealing itself to be a machine with a purpose that could alter the course of humanity. The unfolding events challenge Bella and her crew, setting them on a path filled with unforeseen surprises and potential dangers. This edition offers a detailed exploration of hard science fiction elements and the vastness of space opera, inviting readers to delve into a world where technology and the unknown collide.
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First contact with extraordinary aliens, glittering technologies that could destroy the universe in a nanosecond, and huge sweeping space operas: Alastair Reynolds is back!
2057. Humanity has raised exploiting the solar system to an art form. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. And they’re good at it.
The Rockhopper is nearing the end of its current mission cycle, and everyone is desperate for some much-needed R & R, when startling news arrives from Saturn: Janus, one of Saturn’s ice moons, has inexplicably left its natural orbit and is now heading out of the solar system at high speed. As layers of camouflage fall away, it becomes clear that Janus was never a moon in the first place. It’s some kind of machine – and it is now headed toward a fuzzily glimpsed artifact 260 light-years away.
The Rockhopper is the only ship anywhere near Janus, and Bella Lind is ordered to shadow it for the few vital days before it falls forever out of reach. In accepting this mission, she sets her ship and her crew on a collision course with destiny – for Janus has more surprises in store, and not all of them are welcome.
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