 Starting off my new year with something positive. This book was published in 1973 only five years after 2001 a space odyssey It's another of Clark's variations on the theme of first contact with a superior alien technology It's set in the early 22nd century when the civilizations of Earth have established some footholds all over the solar system a Giant alien spacecraft suddenly appears and it looks like it's on a collision course with the Sun the various Earth Governments put together an expedition to intercept it and explore it. I found it to be one of Clark's most engaging and Fascinating pieces. It is full of great accurate science combined with really great speculative science I never knew what was going to happen next and that's what I love the most Please remember to press that like button it helps my videos get seen and then subscribe so you can come back next time I do science fiction book TV and movie reviews all the time and please consider becoming a patron There's a link in the description below