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Asteroid mining promises untold riches for those willing to take the risks… but in the race to gain first-mover advantage, the price of failure can be severe.

A CAUTIONARY TALE OF THE NEW FRONTIER

The crew of the first commercial space mission to retrieve an asteroid for mining purposes has been killed in a catastrophic accident. Washed up ex-astronaut Charles ‘Chuck’ Sorrel is hired to look into the affairs of Abundance, the company behind the mission…

He finds more than he bargained for when he digs a little too deep. Trapped in the middle of a high level cover-up, Sorrel must navigate a web of lies and deceit to uncover the truth – and make peace with his past in order to save the future.

Abundance is a cross-genre sci-fi thriller that spans the world and the heavens above… offering a glimpse into the messy near-future world of commercial space exploration and militarization, emergent AGI and geopolitical intrigue – where the ground truth is all-too-human and wholly unpredictable.

ADVANCED PRAISE

MARKETING & TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC

• JPL
• Forbes
• Wired
• CNN

The concept of mining asteroids has been a science fiction staple for decades, but recent advances in rocket science and technology have brought it to the forefront of today’s zeitgeist, as evidenced by very recent articles in Forbes, Wired and CNN. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory launched a science mission last year that is set to rendezvous in 2029 with the asteroid ‘Psyche’ – a metal rich asteroid with a monetary value of $100,000 quadrillion.

With the largest pot of gold ever at the end of the rainbow, it is entirely possible now to imagine asteroid mining crossing over into reality within the next 20 years. Targeted at hard scifi enthusiasts, Abundance explores what this reality might be like, against the backdrop of artificial intelligence, corporate oligarchies and US-China geopolitical tension.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alan Chan is a thirty-year visual effects veteran whose career spans multiple Clio advertising awards and film credits on Academy Award winning projects that include Titanic, Lord of the Rings and Alice in Wonderland. He is also an award-winning short and indie film writer-director. His time spent on the leading edge of technology and a passion for space exploration brings this story of our near-future to life.