One certainly cannot accuse Dr. Taylor of thinking small. In Warp Speed, his first novel, he manipulates a hard science breakthrough into international intrigue and a short dirty global war. The Quantum Connection approaches from an entirely different direction, taking the viewpoint of a survivor of that conflict. Major characters from the first story enter late, perhaps half way through the book and while significant, remain secondary to the new viewpoint lead. And the global issues suddenly become interstellar and even intergalactic.If you didn't like Warp Speed you won't like this one either, but personally I can't wait for the next, and the next, and the next.