YES. This was mind-blowingly amazing and the science nerd in me completely geeked out at the freaking ACCURACY of this huge hunk of what-if's. Ugh. Need a resourceful character armed with science and hilarious one-liners? Need a book that'll surprise the crap out of you every 30 pages? Need a Mars landing without the human-like aliens hopping around? THIS BOOK IS YOUR FREAKING ANSWER. It's the answer to everything, really.