THE TACHYON VANGUARD

Feed your
inner geek.

An experimental ship. A hunted crew.
A universe that refuses to give up its secrets.

Begin with The Tachyon Wake

Join Captain Sarah Vance, Kaelen Vane, and Chen Lee in an illustrated adventure of cosmic mysteries, damaged spacecraft, and choices that cannot wait.

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The Tachyon Wake
Paperback release date: September 28, 2026.

200 pages · 6 × 9 inches
Black-and-white illustrations · Full-color matte cover

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THE TACHYON WAKE · WATCH

Your next adventure
starts here.

Step into the world of The Tachyon Wake, Book One of Jeffrey Jay’s illustrated Tachyon Vanguard series.

An experimental ship. A hunted crew. A universe that refuses to give up its secrets.

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The Tachyon Wake · 26-second video

Feast on the Tachyon Vanguard smorgasbord.

A planned six-book illustrated science-fiction series.
Come hungry for adventure.

A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

Jeffrey Jay with Ambassador Pip beside a starship deck railing — Jeffrey Jay & Ambassador Pip

From Ohio.
Into the unknown.

Welcome from my home state of Ohio, home to aviation and spaceflight pioneers: the Wright brothers, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong.

Their journeys helped open the skies and carry us into space. Now, allow me to introduce Sarah Vance, Kaelen Vane, and Chen Lee, whose journeys offer a smorgasbord of adventures among the stars.

The table is set. Come along for the adventure—and feed your inner geek.

Jeffrey Jay Columbus, Ohio

AUTHOR TALKING POINTS

Beyond light speed.
Behind the story.

What does the title mean?

A tachyon is a hypothetical faster-than-light particle. A wake is a vessel’s trail—and the aftermath it leaves behind. The Tachyon Wake brings those ideas together: faster-than-light travel and its consequences.

How did it begin?

Inspired by the adventure and strange worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Venus series, I typed an idea into Google: set aside the restrictions on faster-than-light travel and design a spacecraft. Gemini helped develop that idea into the fictional 5C engine and the beginnings of this universe.

Why the robots?

I wanted a place in fiction for my real 3D-printed robots. Pip began as a helpful, smiling character in my comics about selling on Etsy; I liked him so much that I printed him. The Tachyon Vanguard gave those creations a story to inhabit.

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THE ORIGIN STORY

From Strange Worlds
to Starships

A brief conversation with Jeffrey Jay. The questions below come from an imagined interviewer inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs—not the historical author. Jay’s answers are edited from an actual interview.

Imagined Burroughs: What set you on this adventure?

Jeffrey Jay: Reading your Venus series. The adventure and the strange worlds captured my imagination.

Imagined Burroughs: And how did you begin building a universe of your own?

Jeffrey Jay: With an idea I typed into a Google search box: ignore current theoretical restrictions on faster-than-light travel and design a spacecraft. Gemini took it from there—and here we are! I chose to set aside the light-speed restriction in my fiction and imagine the 5C engine.

Imagined Burroughs: Why give that spacecraft a story?

Jeffrey Jay: I wanted to put my very real, 3D-printed robots into a story. The Tachyon Vanguard series created a place for them.

Imagined Burroughs: So part of this imagined universe already exists on your desk?

Jeffrey Jay: Yes! Pip first appeared in an illustration for my comic-book series about getting better results selling on Etsy. Pip was a helpful, smiling “thing,” perfectly suited to my 3D printer. I liked the character so much that I printed it.

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