Translight is an enjoyable and well written story. The characters posses depth and the relationships make sense. It's a difficult balance to provide enough detail and complexity to engage serious readers, while not slowing down the story's momentum - I think he pulled it off here. At times I wanted more, but I finished Translight last night and will by the second book today - so clearly it's worthy of the 4 stars. Doug Farren - thanks and I look forward to reading more of your work.