KCR: The Quantum Connection (fiction, scifi)

Best described as a geek fantasy, Quantum Connection is a semi-sequel to "Warp Speed", where humans gained faster-than-light drive through some luck tapping vacuum energy. In this book, the stakes are higher. While the characterization is one-dimensional, the plot keeps things moving at a great clip.

Premise: geek Steve Montana have violent mood swings, but he thought he got it under control and got a great government job studying some mind-numbing technology that is clearly not of this world. Then he woke up on a flying saucer about to be dissected by the alien Greys... So he somehow broke loose through his geeky knowledge, saved fellow captive Tania, learned how to control the nano-machines, remade themselves into super-humans, then raced back to the moon to join a human program already underway to combat the Grey menace...

The action is fun, and sci-fi just believable enough to keep you grounded yet fantastic enough to be a good read. Don't expect characterization here. It's action almost all the way.