The Looking Glass, or Voyage of the Space Bubble,[citation needed] series is a military novel series created by author John Ringo and centering on the creation of trans-space portals known as "looking glasses" (due to their mirror-like appearance) and the effect their discovery and the discovery of things via the portals have on life on Earth and off it.

Alien contacts and conflicts (both friendly and non-friendly) form the basis of the story and provide a look at the idea that being a hero requires more than just muscles and guns.

While on the site, a little girl named Mimi comes walking out of rubble a few blocks from the explosion, carrying a giant spider on her shoulder.

They discover that the spider on her shoulder is an incredibly intelligent being that seems to have formed a telepathic link with Mimi, as he is able to communicate thoughts to her without speaking.

Weaver and a SEAL team in temperamental powered combat armor suits deploy the Adar bomb through the unguarded gate.

About a hundred years in advance of humanity, the Adar have had all sorts of problems with the hostile entity known as the Dreen and their slave races.

Enigmatic and plain, the box appears to be a terrifying weapon until Dr. William Weaver discovers that it is in fact a hyperdrive which, when grafted to the former SSBN U.S.S.

The Marines and SF contingent of the Vorpal Blade must deal with those issues while still vomiting from the pink maulk in the pre-mission physical.

Despite the fact that it takes a month to get there with pre-mission physical in route, the crew is put up against unimaginable odds, making a new ally, and discovering the Dreen's plan for Earth.

The veterans of the Blade must teach the new soldiers all the common sense they need to survive, as well as the Cheerick fighters they're training.