by Joe Haldeman
First published 2014
Jacque Lefavre finally gets his chance to join the Agency for Extraterrestrial Development as a Tamer. The Levant-Meyer Translation lets humans jump instantly across space to scout distant worlds for colonization. Lefavre's first mission takes him to Groombridge, where his team discovers small creatures that seem harmless alone. When two of these beings connect, they form a telepathic bridge that links minds across impossible distances. The team sees potential in this psychic technology, but their experiments attract unwanted attention. The L'vrai have traveled between stars for millennia, and they view humanity as a threat. As Lefavre's team explores the mental connections these creatures enable, they pull their entire species toward a confrontation that could either elevate humanity or destroy it. The bridge that promised to connect minds may instead become the pathway for an ancient enemy to reach Earth.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: ancient-enemy, first-contact, mind-powers
Setting: Groombridge
Period: Future
266 pages · Kindle Edition · Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy