Ray Seven. I'm the author of A Black Swan Event, a world building classic space opera. A wildly diverse life has prepared me for just about anything. Comfortable in the big city or in a tent in the middle of nowhere and that's allowed me to imagine what life would be like if somebody really was Shanghaied into space. Throw in a Galaxy in turmoil with Earth in the crosshairs and it makes for an exciting adventure. The first novel deals with integrating into a new society and the next will deal with the consequences of a mostly static confederation forced into some radical decision making and the third will bring the war home to Earth. I can't wait to see where this all goes.