Bloom
by Wil McCarthy
Price: $7.99 USD. 85350 words.
Published by ReAnimus Press on December 28, 2011. .
In 2106, microscopic machine/creatures escape their creators to populate the inner solar system with a wild, deadly ecology all their own, pushing the tattered remnants of humanity out into the cold and dark of the outer planets. Seven astronauts must embark on mankind's boldest venture yet—the perilous journey home to infected Earth!