Wil McCarthy? He's the author of Bloom, which covers the exodus of humanity to the outer system caused by a mycophage, and the exploration team that's sent back in. He also wrote Collapsium and Wellstone, which are the first two books in a trilogy. They're filled with quite a bit of technology that seems quite plausible, and the people in them, while being 'perfect' physically still have plenty of flaws.
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Wil McCarthy? He's the author of Bloom, which covers the exodus of humanity to the outer system caused by a mycophage, and the exploration team that's sent back in. He also wrote Collapsium and Wellstone, which are the first two books in a trilogy. They're filled with quite a bit of technology that seems quite plausible, and the people in them, while being 'perfect' physically still have plenty of flaws.