I do not offer a particular argument and therefore do not come to a specific conclusion. It is up to readers to reach their own views. I have just been paraphrasing, quite closely but doubtless unfairly, a chunk of the book's preface. As a writing method this non-directed approach has its advantages, especially if the collaborators aren't speaking to each other. However, without any coherent line of argument or definite conclusion in mind, one and one's co-authors will clearly have a tough job producing chapters which add up to a real book.
Some bits are naturally more interesting than others.
Let's take it chapter by chapter. Science and the rise of science fiction. The science in science fiction. But the problem seems radical, involving the ultimate theoretical strengths of interatomic bonds. None of these ramifications is discussed.