Language: en
Published in: 1960
Subject(s): Novels - Science Fiction
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
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THE PUBLIC ABRUPTLY ceased to be interested in news of the signals. Rather, it suddenly wanted to stop thinking about them. The public was scared. Throughout all human history, the most horrifying of all ideas has been the idea of something which was as intelligent as a man, but wasn't human.
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on Jun 09, 2009 at 09:37
A signal from space is received, a signal that’s meaningless to everyone on Earth – everyone except the man who’s been dreaming of it since childhood! He starts to build a spaceship to go and investigate, while the girl who’d be his girlfriend does her best to catch his eye.
Most of this book is a science fiction screwball comedy along the lines of Monkey Business, which is a good thing. More sf novels should star Cary Grant! Very entertaining!
Things get more serious as the stakes rise, but it’s still an enjoyable read. The book quickly sets up a number of intriguing mysteries, and pays off handsomely and cleverly on them all.