The Drake Equation has long been used to determine the number of intelligent species in the universe but what we don't know is there are far more variables than possibly imagined and the introduction of Man into space may drastically alter the outcome of that equation. How humanity responds to those new variables may affect not only our future, but the future of the whole universe.
The author has written a fascinating story and one that deserves a follow-on. But the copy editing is so horrible that it is difficult to stay on track. Every time I run into a misspelling or a misused word it takes me out of the story. Five stars for story, zero for copy editing, language and grammar.