The Hyperspace Imperative

The breakthrough was never meant to leave the lab.

But when a prototype hyperspace reactor accidentally breaches the limits of conventional physics, it sparks a geopolitical arms race. The United Kingdom - first to the discovery - seizes the initiative, positioning itself as the guardian of the new technology under Prime Minister James Mallory's ambitious leadership.

As scientific teams led by Miriam and engineer Daniel Farmer race to stabilize the dangerous new drive, foreign agents infiltrate British labs, and sabotage threatens the very heart of the project. Espionage escalates. Political alliances shift. Old rivalries resurface.

With the world on the brink of a new technological age, the UK gambles everything to forge a fragile international coalition - using bluff, diplomacy, and threat alike.

Book One ends not with a voyage into space, but with the final, chilling realization: the race has only just begun.