[cross-posted from GoodReads]
Terribly plausible economic and political SF: A very near-future tech billionaire (comparisons to Elon Musk are inevitable, if inaccurate) creates a public/private partnership with the U.S. government to trap a mineral-rich asteroid in earth orbit; the promise of future riches floats the unsustainable American federal government for a handful of years, until the entire project comes crashing down through a combination of corporate espionage, sabotage, and short-sighted government interference.
There are a couple of places where the economic conversations become talking-head lectures, but it’s still an eminently readable example of good libertarian SF.
Is it me, or does that dude’s head, from being, LOOK like Musk’s head? Yes, right?
I guess one could argue that hey, all rear heads kinda look the same, but…to me, that looks like the back of his head.
Or David Tennant’s. It all depends what you’re looking for.
Nah, it’s a bit too rounded for Tennant. But hey, I’m all for some Doctor Who, too, after all.