Bound in Full Genuine Leather; “The Masterpieces of Science Fiction” from the Easton Press, 1991. Gold-gilded page edges on all three sides; archival acid-neutral paper; Smyth-sewn; satin ribbon bookmark sewn in.

Scientists using a radio telescope in Puerto Rico spend decades searching the heavens for alien broadcasts. One day, they pick up a message which has been sent directly to Earth.

Covering many decades, the book focuses on the leaders of the radio telescope project.