The Cloud. From The Earth Series, #10

The Cloud: A NoveletteFrom The Earth Series Book 10It was the most audacious undertaking ever conceived by man. The building of a system-spanning Starway where giant light-sails would journey on beams of laser-light to distant stars. Not only a pathway to the stars but also an abode of life, the Starway included many space habitats built to maintain its great focusing arrays. But there was misunderstanding along the Starway.
Misunderstanding between the Starway Corporation and the settlements. And misunderstanding always leads to disaster. The Cloud is a novella set in the future (2320s) and is the tenth story in the From The Earth Series which is set in the much larger Future Chron Universe. The Future Chron Universe consists of 33 volumes 9 novels, 1 novella, 15 novelettes, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.