<b>New anthology from the critically-acclaimed editor of <i>Engineering Infinity</i> - Winner of Best Anthology, 2019 Aurealis Awards</b><br><br><b>Houston, we have a problem...</b><br><br>Life is fragile. The difference between success and failure can come down to nothing – the thread of a screw, the flick of a switch – and when it goes wrong, you fix it... or someone dies.<br><br><i>Mission Critical </i>takes us from our world, across the Solar System, and out into deep space to tell the stories of people who had to do the impossible. And do it fast. <br><br>Featuring stories by <b>Peter F. Hamilton, Yoon Ha Lee, Aliette de Bodard, Greg Egan, Linda Nagata, Gregory Feeley, John Barnes, Tobias S. Buckell, Jason Fischer & Sean Williams, Carolyn Ives Gilman, John Meaney, Dominica Phetteplace, Allen M. Steele, Kristine Kathryn Rusch,</b> and <b>Peter Watts.</b>