Haven't read the book in question (which looks like a sci-fi novel), but saw that "Into the Cool"[0] was referenced in the link. In my opinion, a really under-rated book... should be up there with Godel Escher Bach etc.
If anyone is interested in studying the Second Law... this is a much better read than say Jeremy England's "Every Life is on Fire" (which I think disappoints a bit in coming to the punchline.
The essence from "Into the Cool" from the amazon summary: "This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being concentrated in one place to becoming spread out over time. In this scientific tour de force, Schneider and Sagan show how the second law is behind evolution, ecology,economics, and even life's origin. "
If anyone is interested in studying the Second Law... this is a much better read than say Jeremy England's "Every Life is on Fire" (which I think disappoints a bit in coming to the punchline.
The essence from "Into the Cool" from the amazon summary: "This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being concentrated in one place to becoming spread out over time. In this scientific tour de force, Schneider and Sagan show how the second law is behind evolution, ecology,economics, and even life's origin. "
[0] https://www.amazon.com/Into-Cool-Energy-Flow-Thermodynamics/...