Take Elmore Leonard's no-frills dialogue, Raymond Chandler's flair for atmosphere, mix it with credible science, a la Clarke and Asimov, and add George R. R. Martin-esque character ensemble and you'll get my novel: Disintegration.
If humanity had never reached for the stars, the stars never would have come for them.
I just uploaded the third chapter, wherein I introduce the chief antagonist: Arak Matar. Please come and discuss your thoughts with me, here!