The best way to describe this story is with a pebble dropped into the center of a pond. As the ripples spread outward they grow larger and larger, Tau Ceti is like that. But Tau Ceti's ripples grow from the tiniest of pebbles and slowing become a tsunami. Exciting stuff. It's a great story and in their usual artful duet, Lisa Richman and Mal Cooper have created a battle of science and, well, a helluva battle! There are some interesting little details seeded into this story as well, I won't tell, you will have to read it and find them yourself. Some are answers and some are questions, like, who is Charley? Oh it's obvious who Charley is in this story but WHO is Charley? It's just a little detail. You will enjoy this story and just like Proxima Centauri set you up for this story, Tau Ceti will set you up for Epsilon Eridani. A really good story!