Daniel Suarez (duplicate): Delta-V (Paperback, 2019, Rowohlt Taschenbuch)
perfect paperback
Published June 8, 2019 by Rowohlt Taschenbuch.
James Tighe, kurz JT, ist ein Glücksritter und der beste Höhlentaucher der Welt. Eines Tages lädt ihn der Milliardär Nathan Joyce auf seine private Insel, um ihm ein Angebot zu machen. Es geht um ein so visionäres wie hochgeheimes Projekt: Von einer Station im All soll ein riesiger Asteroid wirtschaftlich erschlossen werden. Denn die Menschheit des Jahres 2030 ist für ihr Überleben auf Rohstoffe angewiesen
very disappointed - long infodumps to give information that other characters are supposed to be fascinated by. Also strange unrealistic characterisations of non-USA characters.
Disappointing so far. The billionaires are obviously based on real people with the names changed, but also they don't seem realistic (which probably saves the author from litigation). There are long infodumps which are given as characters giving a presentation to eachother, or a character interviewing another one. Other than the infodumps, there's a LOT of character development and their feelings, and less "science fiction". So far it hasn't become so bad that I can't continue reading, but I'm unlikely to buy the next book in the series.
Another book impossible to put down, from the very first page to the last. Every chapter built explosively upon the previous, every scene felt alive and real, and even the balance of the book felt right - the halfway mark in the text providing a great juncture point to the whole narrative.
the deaths hurt, the triumphs mattered, and the ethics will resound long after the final thump of the closing book cover. Almost certainly, as with several of Suarez's other novels, this is one to reread some day.
