Re: [slightly OT]SF novels with GZG-ness

Has anyone read "His Majesty's Starship" by Ben Jeapes?

I enjoyed it and thought there was quite a bit of FT-relevant stuff. 
The
basic storyline involves a friendly alien race, with FTL, arriving in
our
system (no FTL but Belters and Mars colonies, and a lot of space
activity)
and inviting bids for partnership in developing a planet they have. 
There
is a well realized spaceship combat and an interesting denouement (ye
gods
and little fishes, ye'd not believe the trouble a lab full of supposedly
educated folk had checking that spelling).

Rob

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