The Rock Rats (The Grand Tour Book 9)

Following the death of visionary space industrialist Dan Randolph, his protégé pilot Pancho Barnes takes a seat on the board of his conglomerate. She faces significant challenges, particularly from Randolph's rival Martin Humphries, who seeks to control Astro and eliminate independent asteroid miners like Lars Fuchs from business. Humphries also pursues personal vengeance against Pancho and aims to reclaim Amanda, who is now married to Fuchs. The novel features memorable characters navigating human conflict, rugged high-tech prospectors, and boardroom betrayals. It continues the story of competition over the Asteroid Belt's vast mineral wealth in the near future. The narrative explores the consequences of this struggle, with some characters dying while others achieve unexpected success.