Bernard's Dream: A Hayden's World Novel: 8

In Bernards Promise James Hayden took humanity interstellar exploring the strange life of the Centauri worlds and finding hints of where the Silver Stars have gone. After returning to an Earth thats advanced nine time-dilated years he encounters an emerging technology that will force mankind to either fill the worlds of the solar system or search the stars for new Earths. One man cant do it alone and hell need a fleet spanning decades if they are to succeed. But the Silver Stars are still out there and Jamess dreams of first contact may die light-years from home.