"5/5 stars. This has blockbuster movie written all over it." - Reedsy
"I enjoyed this book from the first page to the last." - OnlineBookClub
Jaana Pierce and her crew spend their days in orbit, preparing to fight a war none of them expect to come. But a team of revolutionaries is ready to make that unthinkable day happen.
Conspiring to overthrow their government, rebel commandos storm the most secretive research station ever built. Unexpectedly drawn into the siege, the crew must battle a relentless enemy. Outmatched while the world hurtles towards disaster, Jaana will have to risk far more than her life to end the crisis. And she will have to confront her limits of duty. War may erupt from a lie - but stopping it may be the more destructive choice. The debut novel from intelligence analyst Ian Tonnessen brings the technology and crises of the mid-21st Century to life with shocking realism. Fast-paced and rooted in the dilemmas of today's world, Critical Asset mixes trailblazing science into a vision of our future both exciting and unsettling.