Tom Clancy meets Ringworld. It's a fun read, and pays homage to some cool scientists. That being said, this feels a little too much like respecting the cult of science, rather than being written by someone who clearly knows what they're talking about. The ending in particular attributes too many miracles to "science," but conveniently ignores things like the [no communication theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-comm...).