This is a hard SF novelette, part of Sunflower Cycle. The Freeze-Frame Revolution (Sunflower Cycle) by Peter Watts.
The story is chronologically happens after The Freeze-Frame Revolution, even despite the fact that it was printed almost a decade earlier. While it can be read as a standalone, the knowledge of rest of the cycle adds to the understanding. Intense as a standalone, though part of a larger body. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Artwork based upon Peter Watts's fiction....being mainly art inspired by "The Island", since only two other stories have been written in the series so far and they just came out this year. Could not put it down until it was completed. "Man does not live on air alone," I remind him. He doesn't disagree, though he must know what I'm leading up to. It won Nebula Award in 2009. Peter Watts 3 Hotshot productivity. Question/discussion about Peter Watts' Sunflower short stories [SPOILERS] ... Peter Watts was genius in illustrating the Lovecraftian horror of seeing strange, god-like alien ships emerging out of the gates that belonged to the monstrous descendants of your kin from 2 billion years ago. We sit without speaking for a while, lost in a forest of branching We could leave right now if we had to. Hard Science fiction, exquisitely character driven, and very interesting / unique journey. Giants book. Posted on June 7, 2018 by saschlueter. Never run out of O 2."