Rolnikov

Interesting and short, but more cyberprog than cyberpunk with its flowery descriptions, magic mushrooms and Buddhism.

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.