This sixth book in the "Star Carrier" series is much better than the last one. The fleet battles rage in fun space operatic fashion. First-contact scenarios with inscrutable, cryptic aliens are intriguing and we are willing to suspend disbelief. Even the time travel elements fail to detract from the plot and story arcs. Heroic close-combat continues to pulse. The awe-and-wonder space opera elements are all represented. The big picture narrative of the invasion of our universe by beings fleeing their universe's heat death is wonderful. Humanity deals with a civil war and forges pacts with space aliens amid existential battles. The story faces the "Singularity" question of whether the technology explosion will cause extinction or enable survival. Fun! 4/5 Stars.
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