This book is yet another story that was hard for me to put down. It was hard even though I read the sequel and knew everything in this book had to turn out alright in the end. Travis S. Taylor writes a good and engaging science fiction story that is also a pretty good adventure, and makes science seem fun again. Since Mr Taylor is literally a rocket scientist the science is pretty sound, and the projections are based on real theory even if not all of it is proved out just yet.
The only problem I had with the book is that his characters can be somewhat over the top, and the scrapes they get into and out of stretch belief at times. This doesn't take away from it all being a good story, and I moved past these issues quickly. They are easy to gloss over because you want to find out what happens next.
The plot focuses on Dr. Neil Anson Clemons, his research team, and US Air Force Colonel Tabitha Ames. Dr. Clemons is working on a warp drive system, and an energy source to power it, and Colonel Ames secures funding for his project after seeing his preliminary work. Despite some very bad lab accidents Clemons is successful, and plans go forward for a warp probe to be built in orbit. Other countries, however see this new technology as a threat and after stealing his work, sabotaging his probe, and trying to kill both him and Colonel Ames they use his stolen work to launch a pre-emptive strike using weapons made from his own stolen technology. Clemons however knows his technology better than anyone, and has a few trump cards that allow him to partially defend against the attacks, and strike back at the launch sites allowing the United States to win in the end.
This book should appeal to science geeks, hard science fiction fans, and people who like a good action adventure story and don't mind the science talk.
The book can be purchased in print or in E-book format at www.amazon.com.
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