i found this by accident and was very happy to have read it. jay as a hero was not much but the ideas that he has and is able to realize with the help of Cain were excellent. the start is of the first star drive to be used for ftl travel and what might happen along the way and tech that would be useful for powering this drive. i would like to see this rewritten and lengthened more attention placed on the drive being tested and used less on the warfare. Hubbard and Asimov would approve this as a golden age book! to the author thank you for the read!! it was most delectable!! JH