Echo Protocol: A Hard Science Fiction Thriller: Quantum Memes, Solar Sails, and Psychic Water Bears

What if the heroes who save the universe have eight legs and zero interest in being human?

Dr. Kira Reyes wakes up on a dying spaceship with second-degree radiation burns and almost no memory. The sun is dimming. A microscopic alien organism is eating it from the inside. Her crew is dead-and the only living allies left are uplifted tardigrades (yes, water bears) who communicate through bioluminescent skin patterns and have started calling her "The Bridge."

As the clock ticks down to global cr...