Transcendence - Charles Sheffield

Transcendence is book three in Sheffield's Heritage Universe series. This book has more aliens, more builder artifacts, and more Zardalu. It's a great space adventure. Every book in this series had made me laugh aloud on more than one occasion, as the author seeds his narrative with humor and suspense. One constant is the perfidy of Louis Nenda and Atvar H'sial. They're almost likable bad guys, but still bad. This time their reach may have exceeded their grasp. Highly recommended.