Review: Interesting "space opera"
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2013
A future world that has turned its back on space after a major plague has forced people to turn inward, receives a visit by an alien in an experimental space craft. A graduate student and leader of a synthesis group happens upon the alien who has gotten (himself) into trouble, "deals" with the alien, and takes advantage of technology he's able to appropriate.What follows is Earth's "adventures in space", expanding by trading, and running into numerous "bad actors" along the way.I enjoyed the "saga" -- it was an easy read though there were numerous areas that came close to "improbable" along with "just-in-time" fixes. Even so, it was generally well-written, though the ending left several unanswered questions on the ability of "Earth" to survive its new knowledge...