Pushing Ice (2005)

The crew of an ice-mining ship investigates a moon that has unexpectedly begun moving. Their practical job opens into distances and times far beyond the scale of the original decision. Reynolds keeps that expansion tied to people with skills, loyalties and resentments that do not simply disappear when the view grows immense. This standalone is a forceful choice for the cost of discovery: expect dangerous misjudgements and divided company alongside the increasingly extraordinary environments.