R.E.Wilder is retired from 35 years in Laser and Electrooptic engineering. Those years in industry and university writing reports left in him a desire to write fiction. His novel, Orions Thunder, is the first in that endeavor. The basis for many of the characters come from his experiences with past associates and companions in science and elsewhere who have had an impact on him and the world around them. The technology used in the novel is inspired by his experience, and a bit of imagination.