That is, an atmosphere that sort of like Jupiter. And now you get the description of the giant hivemind gaseous jellyfish whatevers.

"What the hell do we know about the H'rulka?" Dr. Kane demanded.
"Not enough," Wilkerson replied. "Not enough by about fifteen hundred parsecs."

"What the hell do we know about the H'rulka?" Dr. Kane demanded.
"Not enough," Wilkerson replied. "Not enough by about fifteen hundred parsecs."

"Whether they're gas bags from a Jovian atmosphere, or something more substantial," Wilkerson observed, "they mean trouble."

"Whether they're gas bags from a Jovian atmosphere, or something more substantial," Wilkerson observed, "they mean trouble."

"A final, precisely timed nudge from singularities to starboard gave [the ship] the necessary 3.0476 kps lateral velocity."

"A final, precisely timed nudge from singularities to starboard gave [the ship] the necessary 3.0476 kps lateral velocity."

The first words spoken by a human are on page 10. They include the phrase, "Why in a quantum-warped hell".

The first words spoken by a human are on page 10. They include the phrase, "Why in a quantum-warped hell".

Flighty broads be flighty!

Flighty broads be flighty!

There's lots of book giveaways if you hang around the right booths. One I picked up is Star Carrier Book 2: Center of Gravity, by Ian Douglas, and it is amazing.

There's lots of book giveaways if you hang around the right booths. One I picked up is Star Carrier Book 2: Center of Gravity, by Ian Douglas, and it is amazing.

I want the next one to be a black, American woman, just to watch the internet implode.

I want the next one to be a black, American woman, just to watch the internet implode.

That is fantastic.

That is fantastic.

@avclub-b3d6e130a30b176f2ca5af7d1e73953f:disqus  Obviously whatever you're doing needs more scantily clad barbarians.

@avclub-b3d6e130a30b176f2ca5af7d1e73953f:disqus  Obviously whatever you're doing needs more scantily clad barbarians.

I actually like the frame story. Making an overarching narrative that runs through so many parts of history and into the present day is pretty damn ambitious.