This is a phenomenal piece of work. I've read a lot of sci-fi on this site, and what Mission 51 does that very few other books do is make you want to read more. The initial set up is masterful... you're gradually drawn in through the portal of the ordinary world of Bird-Watching... and then, through the relationship between our narrator and the birdwatcher we find ourselves sliding down the slippery slope of paranoia and conspiracy as we are plunged into the world of UFO's, aliens and government cover ups... We learn about the fifty failed missions to a mysterious planet and the plans to launch another voyage... and then we flashback to the establishment of Area 51... and on into the plot. A truly fabulous piece of work by a master storyteller. If you only buy one book on this site for your own peace of mind buy Mission 51... you will not be disappointed.