Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, Joe Haldeman has penned several best-selling novels, like the Forever Battle (C1146). After receiving a message from deep space, astronomer Aurora ‘Rory’ Bell anticipates extraterrestrial guests on New Year’s Eve. But with Globe teetering within the advantage of another world war, Rory shortly begins to wonder if the message was a hoax. So when the message is usually leaked to the general public, a media frenzy ensues. ‘A large-scale story [that] provides meals for thought aswell as fast-paced action.’-Library Journal