I never really had much patience to read most of science fiction's long ramblings about technical terms that the genere likes to play with, but this book was surprisingly entertaining. I highly recommend the audio book production from the Neil Gaiman presents series, It was a stellar performance. I Also Highly recommend for science fiction fans, as probably most haven't heard of this book. A word of caution though, the book tends to be Philosophical, but in a very entertaining and funny way. The book has been published published way before the hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy, though they are eerily similar :) Thankful that Neil Gaiman spread the word!