That was fantastic!! I really got into this book. The world being eaten up by a space invader was fantastic. You told the story from the eyes of the characters. The ending was done great. Thanks for the great read.

The end seemed rushed; we suddenly started skipping five, ten years at a time. Would have been better to have written a second book instead of summaring the end: there were a lot of stories that were missed. However, a good read and a page-turner up to that point. The description fo the science was well-written: accessible without being condescending. Worth reading.

Far and away the best of the NASA trilogy. Much more entertaining whilst still with a hard sci-fi element. Large scope as well with the destruction of Venus starting it all off. Arguably Baxter's best novel of the 90s although The Time Ships pushes it all the way for that accolade.