Review: Approachable scifi
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
"THE CONTACT" is a science fiction book that will ignite your imagination. Set in the 22nd century, an age where humanity can travel among the planets in our solar system and alter orbits, the book follows Steve, a junior astrophysics student, after he sees a strange object on a collision course with the Solar System. I really enjoyed having many of the books' characters be university students. Although they are intelligent and knowledgeable about space travel in this age, they are still learning, just as the reader is. It makes the book much more approachable. The author, Albert Sartison, also humanizes the characters by making them akin to typical university students in our world. Although humanizing details feel insignificant to some, they help me relate to the character. I hate scifi books where all the characters, even the human ones, feel like robots. Many of the astronomy/astrophysics terms in the book (HR diagram) I recognized from an astronomy class I took awhile back, which shows me the author did some research. That said, you don't need any science background to enjoy this book; it's very approachable. Overall, a great science fiction read!